The incident happened in Madridejos town, Bantayan Island in northern Cebu.
Senior Msgt. Julius Seares of the Madridejos Police Station told SunStar Cebu that he and his fellow police officers arrested Dominic, 50, and Cesar, 42, inside their house after they were caught in the act of raping Eva, 16, the former’s second youngest daughter.
SunStar has withheld the real names of the suspects in the incident in order to protect the victim’s identity.
Maria, one of Dominic and Cesar’s siblings, served as complainant against the suspects.
Seares said Dominic and Cesar were having drinks at their house on Tuesday morning, Oct. 18. It was around 11 a.m. when Dominic allegedly started molesting Eva.
After raping his daughter, Dominic left the house at 1 p.m. When Dominic left, Cesar then went to Eva’s room and raped her, Seares said.
After finding out about her niece’s situation, Maria immediately went to the police to complain against her brothers.
When police got there, they found a naked Cesar with Eva inside the house. Dominic was arrested later during a follow-up operation.
According to Seares, Cesar immediately admitted to the crime, saying that he couldn’t resist his niece.
“Nagtan-aw ko sa telebesyon. Unya kalit man si (Eva) naghubo sa akong atubangan. Lain man sab kaayo kon akong balibaran,” Cesar told police.
(I was watching television when she suddenly took off her clothes in front of me. How could I reject her?)
Dominic, however, denied the allegations, saying he was not at the house when his daughter was allegedly raped.
However, one of Eva’s siblings attested to police that she was able to witness her father and uncle taking turns in raping the victim.
Seares said they are not discounting the possibility that Eva may have been a “sex slave” to her father and uncle.
Seares said Eva is the second of three siblings.
Her 19-year-old sister is living separately with her family while Eva’s 14-year-old sister currently lives with Eva.
Dominic is reportedly separated from his wife.
Following the incident, Eva has been brought to a public hospital in Cebu City to undergo psycho-social assessment.
Seares added that their station’s Women and Children Protection Desk is now preparing the charges to be filed against Dominic and Cesar. (GPL / JKV)