Suspects say sorry for exploiting minors in Tarlac
'Sobrang laki po ng pagsisis namin. Pinagsisihan po namin to. Hindi na ito mauulit,' one of the suspects told GMA Integrated News in a "24 Oras" report by Marisol Abdurahman.
(We deeply regret this. We regret this. It will not happen again.)
The minors are now under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Authorities arrested two sisters for allegedly engaging in online child sex exploitation of their children.
The youngest victim was three months old.
According to NBI director Jaime Santiago, the suspects used the dark web to contact their clients from other countries.
Lawyer Jay-R Perez, agent on the case, said the suspects sometimes took the videos, and there were times they taught sexual acts to the minors.
Santiago said the case stemmed from the arrest of a Swedish national and alleged child-sexual offender in April.
Based on the NBI's information, the suspects earn P200 to P4,000 per video, depending on the acts being done.
The suspect also earns more if it is a live show.
The NBI said the suspects have been involved in an online child sex exploitation case since last year. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/LDF, GMA Integrated News
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