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Dennis Datu

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<div>Trigger warning: this story contains sensitive content.</div>MANILA -- Fourteen police officers assigned to the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) Special Operations Unit (SOU) 4A in Calabarzon region have been accused of raping and robbing an 18-year-old Grade 9 student who also works as an online seller in Bacoor City, Cavite.Authorities have yet to disclose the full details, but PBGen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, regional director of the Calabarzon PNP, confirmed the incident in a phone conversation with the ABS-CBN News. He said a thorough investigation is now underway.The officers facing complaints hold ranks ranging from patrolman, police corporal, and police master sergeant to police lieutenant.In a follow-up operation, eight of the officers were arrested by elements from the Bacoor City Police Station, Regional Intelligence Division, Regional Headquarters Support Unit, and the Regional Mobile Force Battalion. They were taken into custody at the PDEG SOU 4A office inside Camp Vicente Lim in Calamba City, Laguna, at around 2 a.m. on Sunday.The Philippine National Police reiterated its firm commitment to discipline and integrity following the arrest of the eight policemen. In a statement, Acting PNP Chief Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. stressed that the organization would not tolerate any form of abuse or misconduct, especially from those entrusted with public safety.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/23/pnp-assures-zero-tolerance-after-arrest-of-bacoor-cops-over-alleged-rape-of-grade-9-student-2014">PNP assures ‘zero tolerance’ after arrest of Bacoor cops over alleged rape of Grade 9 student</a></div>According to the complaint filed by the victim, based on the police report obtained by ABS-CBN News, the incident happened at around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday. The victim was outside her house in Barangay Talaba 3, Bacoor City, using her cellphone when armed men suddenly arrived and introduced themselves as police officers from Canlubang.Without warning, one of the men allegedly snatched her phone and forcibly dragged her inside the house.The officers then allegedly ransacked the entire home while searching for the victim’s boyfriend, who is allegedly involved in illegal drugs. “Pinagsisira mga upuan pati nga kandado ko ,sinira yung pinto ng kandado. Hindi mo makilala, naka-bonnet,” the victim’s grandfather said.The officers allegedly took the victim&#x27;s two gold rings and cellphone, along with the phones of others in the house. They also took her boyfriend’s shoes, cap, motorcycle, and helmet.When they could not find their supposed target, one of the officers allegedly said they needed to take the victim with them.But another officer reportedly intervened, saying he would “take care of her.” He then ordered the other officers to step out of the room, shut the door, and lock it. The officer then allegedly forced the victim to perform oral sex before forcing himself on her.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/21/teen-abused-blackmailed-by-man-who-promised-her-p200-police-1747">&#x27;Wag basta magtiwala&#x27;: Teen abused, blackmailed by man in Quezon who promised her P200, police say </a> </div>The victim’s grandmother was upstairs during the incident, and when she came down, she saw the officers still there, and her granddaughter trembling in fear.&quot;Hindi maidentify ang mukha nila kasi nga nakamask, kapag nakamask mata lang yung makikita,” the grandmother said.“Natrauma yung apo ko, pagbaba ko, sabi ko ano nangyari sa iyo, wala siyang sinasagot, yung iyak niya walang imik,” she added.After committing the assault, the suspects reportedly left.A neighbor helped the victim report the crime to the Bacoor City Police, which immediately launched a follow-up operation that led to the identification and arrest of the suspects in Camp Vicente Lim.Authorities confiscated the suspects’ firearms and ammunition.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/4/4-male-victims-rescued-from-sexual-abuse-in-cavite-1331">4 male victims rescued from sexual abuse in Cavite </a> </div>They also recovered the victim’s stolen cellphone and motorcycle. Two plastic sachets of suspected shabu, weighing about 86 grams and valued at approximately ₱584,800, were also seized from the arrested officers.Boodle money and two vehicle license plates were likewise recovered.The victim’s family is calling for justice.“Kayo na gumawa ng karumaldumal sa apo ko, Bakit ninyo nagawa yun? hindi ko alam kung ano talaga intension nyo, wala naman doon ang hinahanap nyo, bakit nagkaganoon, bakit ang pinagbalingan nyo yung apo ko na wala naman kasalanan? Nag-aaral pa yun,” the grandmother said. Follow-up operations are ongoing to arrest the six other police officers involved.The National Police Commission or NAPOLCOM has also launched its investigation.

Fourteen police officers assigned to the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) Special Operations Unit (SOU) 4A in Calabarzon region have been accused of raping and robbing an 18-year-old Grade 9 student who also works as an online seller in Bacoor City, Cavite.

Fourteen police officers assigned to the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) Special Operations Unit (SOU) 4A in Calabarzon region have been accused of raping and robbing an 18-year-old Grade 9 student who also works as an online seller in Bacoor City, Cavite.

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18-year-old online seller accuses 14 police officers of rape, robbery; 8 arrested

Dennis Datu,

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Published Nov 23, 2025 11:28 PM PHT

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