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TUGUEGARAO PRIEST ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ABUSE TO MINOR

 Father Karole Reward  Israel, a priest from the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao was arrested for alleged sexual abuse and blackmail of a 16-year-old church volunteer.



The 29-year-old priest is currently not allowed to perform his priestly duties while the case is under investigation.



The Archdiocese of Tuguegarao, meanwhile, in a statement said that it will cooperate to authorities.




"Fr. Karole Reward Israel of a parish in Solana town was 'excused' from his priestly duties as the probe is ongoing. The archdiocese fill fully cooperate with the prosecution service towards the conduct of an unbiased preliminary investigation and will also extend its assistance to our priest," it said. 


The National Bureau of Investigation agents arrested the priest in Cagayan province.



"We formed a team of NBI officers who followed the priest and his minor victim to a meeting place. He was demanding sexual favors from her by threatening to leak their sex videos," NBI Director Arcelito Albao told the press on October 22.



Charges such as, sexual harassment, qualified seduction, violence against women and children, violation of anti-photo and video voyeurism law, and child abuse have been filed against the suspect.

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