By Ronald Reyes March 9, , 6: Inside the court in Calbayog City where a mother was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting her own daughter online. Photo courtesy of International Justice Mission. Margarita, Samar who sexually exploited her year-old daughter was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Judge Reynaldo Clemens of Calbayog City Regional Trial Court Branch 31 on Friday sentenced a year-old mother after she pleaded guilty of offering to stream live the abuse on her own daughter.
As part of a plea bargain, she was sentenced after confessing to the crime of attempted trafficking in persons before the judge. After pleading guilty to her crimes, the accused faced her victims, including her niece, in a reconciliatory meeting facilitated by a social worker and a local church preacher. She then shared to her mother a verse from the Bible about God forgiving those who ask for forgiveness from people they have wronged. The mother, who was arrested last year, was sentenced to an additional one month in prison after she pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.
The accused was originally charged with qualified trafficking in persons, which bears the penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of not less than PHP2 million but not more than PHP5 million if the accused is convicted after a full-blown trial that can last several years, said the International Justice Mission IJM in a statement. The mother faced charges for offering to stream live sexually explicit acts involving her year-old daughter in exchange for money from an online predator. On behalf of the people of Sta.
The organization has supported Philippine law enforcement agencies in the arrest of perpetrators and the rescue of victims and children at-risk across the country. Based on IJM-supported cases, 57 persons have been convicted in the Philippines for perpetrating online sexual exploitation of children since Copyright Philippine News Agency.
Privacy Policy Terms of Use. Samar mom gets year jail term for exploiting own child By Ronald Reyes March 9, , 6: Aside from the prison terms, the trafficker was also ordered to pay damages totaling PHP, Be brave in fight vs.
