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Deniece Cornejo emerges after the court hearing of her rape case against TV personality Vhong Navarro at the Taguig Regional Trial Court in Taguig City, Nov. 8, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File 

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Deniece Cornejo

Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171471660471520221107-deniece-cornejo-hearing-JC7634.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Deniece Cornejo emerges after the court hearing of her rape case against TV personality Vhong Navarro at the Taguig Regional Trial Court in Taguig City, Nov. 8, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File  "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Deniece Cornejo emerges after the court hearing of her rape case against TV personality Vhong Navarro at the Taguig Regional Trial Court in Taguig City, Nov. 8, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em> </span> </span></span></span>MANILA — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) confirmed Friday that <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Deniece Cornejo and </span>Simeon Raz were admitted to prison facilities following their conviction for serious illegal detention case filed by Vhong Navarro.</div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/2/cedric-lee-deniece-cornejo-et-al-convicted-in-serious-illegal-detention-case-939">READ: Cedric Lee, Deniece Cornejo, et al convicted in serious illegal detention case</a></div><p>Raz is at the Reception and Diagnostic Center of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City, while Cornejo was admitted to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City.</p><p>“Upon receipt of the commitment order, the newly committed Persons Deprived of Liberty are received at the Reception and Diagnostic Center for initial interview and checkup. He or she will be placed at Quarantine Cell for a period of five days with no visiting privileges, followed by diagnostic procedure which include medical, sociological, psychological, educational and classification process for 55 days,” the BuCor said in a statement.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17147166377171714716634686.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Deniece Cornejo was turned over to the police on Thursday for proper documentation of her case. Taguig CPS"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Deniece Cornejo was turned over to the police on Thursday for proper documentation of her case. <em>Taguig CPS</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Department of Justice lauded government prosecutors who worked on the conviction of Cornejo, Lee, Guerrero and Raz.</p><p>Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said in a statement that Antipolo City Prosecutor Mari Elvira Herrera, Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Hazel Decena-Valdez and Deputy State Prosecutor Olivia Torrevillas successfully prosecuted the case.</p><p>The DOJ said in the statement that in 2014, through the prosecution panel, it charged the accused individuals for conspiring to detain Navarro in a condominium unit in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.</p><p>The charge also cited that while depriving Navarro of his liberty, the accused inflicted serious physical injuries and threatened to kill Navarro and demanded money as a condition for his release.</p><p>“This conviction is a testament of the hard work and dedication of our prosecutors that the DOJ will always serve as a beacon of hope for victims of injustice, reaffirming our commitment to the people that justice will be enforced to or against anyone regardless of social status, fame, power or wealth,&quot; Remulla said in the statement.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>DECONGESTION</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>BuCor <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Director General Pio Gregorio Catapang</span> noted that they are no longer allowed to accept more PDLs at the Bilibid as there is an ongoing decongestion program in prison facilities nationwide.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/05/23/bucor-says-more-than-2800-kubols-dismantled-in-bilibid-since-crackdown">READ: BuCor says more than 2,800 &#x27;kubols&#x27; dismantled in Bilibid since crackdown</a></div><p>Catapang said he ordered NBP Superintendent C/CINSP Roger Boncales to determine where the PDLs would be committed.</p><p>The BuCor also said it has yet to receive the commitment order for Cedric Lee, who surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Thursday night.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/2/cedric-lee-sumuko-sa-nbi-2318">Cedric Lee, sumuko sa NBI</a></div><p>Lee, Cornejo, 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. Guerrero remains at large, the police said Friday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/3/1-respondent-in-vhong-navarro-case-yet-to-surrender-after-conviction-police-1033" id="isPasted">READ: 1 respondent in Vhong Navarro case yet to surrender after conviction: police</a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Bureau of Corrections confirmed Friday that Deniece Cornejo and Simeon Raz were admitted to prison facilities following their conviction.</p>

The Bureau of Corrections confirmed Friday that Deniece Cornejo and Simeon Raz were admitted to prison facilities following their conviction.

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Cornejo, Raz already imprisoned in Muntinlupa, Mandaluyong: BuCor

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published May 03, 2024 02:17 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 11, 2024 02:56 PM PHT

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