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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777855944212gavel-court.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has ordered the dismissal from service of a Manila police officer after finding him administratively liable in a<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/13/alleged-rape-victim-files-complaint-vs-police-officer-before-napolcom-1921"> sexual assault case</a> involving an unconscious victim.</p><p>In a decision issued by the commission en banc, the patrolman was found guilty of grave misconduct and conduct unbecoming of a police officer.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/5/3/after-developing-rape-kits-ph-scientists-call-for-dna-law-to-make-justice-accessible-1328">After developing rape kits, PH scientists call for DNA law to &#x27;make justice accessible&#x27;</a></div><p>The ruling cited substantial evidence, including CCTV footage, eyewitness accounts, medico-legal findings, and the complainant’s corroborated testimony.</p><p>Napolcom stated that the officer committed sexual violence against a woman who was incapable of giving consent, an act that violates the Anti-Rape Law of 1997.</p><p>The commission described the incident as a serious breach of the law and a betrayal of the public trust expected of police officers.</p><p>The penalty imposed was dismissal from the service. Meanwhile, a second police officer named in the complaint was cleared of administrative liability after investigators found insufficient evidence linking him to the incident.</p><p>“There is absolutely no place in the police service for this kind of violence and moral depravity. Exploiting a woman who is unconscious is not just a crime, it is a grave assault on the dignity of the uniform and a betrayal of public trust,” Napolcom commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan said in a statement.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/99uKLQ1mJM0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has ordered the dismissal from service of a Manila police officer after finding him administratively liable in a sexual assault case involving an unconscious victim.</p>

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has ordered the dismissal from service of a Manila police officer after finding him administratively liable in a sexual assault case involving an unconscious victim.

Manila cop dismissed over rape of unconscious woman—Napolcom

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Manila cop dismissed over rape of unconscious woman—Napolcom

Karen De Guzman,

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Published May 04, 2026 08:53 AM PHT

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