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1 respondent in Vhong Navarro case yet to surrender after conviction: police

1 respondent in Vhong Navarro case yet to surrender after conviction: police

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MANILA — Only one out of the 4 convicted in the serious illegal detention case filed by Vhong Navarro remains at large, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.

Cedric Lee, Deniece Cornejo, Simeon Raz, and Ferdinand Guerrero were found guilty in the case filed by Navarro in a ruling by the Taguig Regional Trial Court made public Thursday.

Lee, Cornejo, and Raz are now in custody of the authorities, while Guerrero has yet to surrender.

"Isa na lang ang hinahanap, si Ferdinand Guerrero, Nag-dispatch na ng tracker team para mag-serve ng warrant of arrest sa kanyang last known address sa Makati. Hindi siya natagpuan dun kaya patuloy ang paghahanap sa kanya," Taguig police chief Col. Christopher Olazo said.

It will be recalled that Navarro accused Lee of detaining him on the night of January 22, 2014 in a condominium unit in Taguig City, where Lee, with other companions, mauled him and allegedly threatened to kill him.

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Lee also allegedly demanded up to P2 million in exchange for Navarro’s release and the comedian-host agreed to shell out P1 million.

Charged with Lee is Cornejo, who had claimed Navarro attempted to rape her that night. It is this rape allegation that Lee used as a justification to maul Navarro and to force him to admit to raping Cornejo at a police station that same night.

But CCTV footage later showed Cornejo stepping onto the elevator from her condo unit about a minute after Navarro stepped out of the elevator to go to her unit.

Navarro’s camp had always maintained it was physically impossible for Navarro to have raped or tried to rape Cornejo in such a short time.

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