Model arrested for alleged sexual assault of ‘It’s Showtime’ mainstay

Authorities arrested a 25-year-old model for allegedly attempting to sexually assault an “It’s Showtime” mainstay, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Friday.

According to a police statement, the victim brought her laundry to her car on Thursday evening. While waiting for the elevator back to her unit, she noticed the suspect sitting in the lobby waiting for the same.

Both entered the elevator and the suspect followed the victim when she proceeded to her unit.

Once inside the unit, the victim heard a knock. Peering through a peephole, she saw the suspect outside her door. 

When the victim slightly opened the door, the suspect asked her about her Facebook account, saying she was beautiful. He then suddenly put his arm around her waist and tried to kiss her.

The victim pushed the suspect and ran to seek assistance from the security guard, who eventually arrested the suspect. The suspect was brought to the Kamuning Police Station for investigation.

A complaint will be filed against the suspect before the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office, the police said.

Meanwhile, the victim’s father asked the public to pray for his daughter, "as she is under trauma of the said incident,” he said in a Facebook post. 

QCPD director Police Brigadier General Redrico Maranan advised the public to immediately report such incidents.

“Magdoble ingat tayo sa lahat ng oras at ireport agad ang ganitong mga pangyayari. Tinitiyak ng QCPD sa biktima na pagbabayaran ng suspek ang kanyang ginawa dahil walang puwang dito sa ating lungsod ang mga ganitong klaseng tao,” he said.

(Let us be careful at all times and immediately report such incidents. The QCPD assures the victim that the suspect will be made accountable for what he did because those kinds of people don't have a place here in our city.)—AOL, GMA Integrated News