Court convicts Kalayaan mayor of online sexual harassment

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — A local court here has found Kalayaan town Mayor Roberto del Mundo guilty of gender-based online sexual harassment under Republic Act 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act.

The case stemmed from a complaint filed by a former employee of Kalayaan local government who accused del Mundo of sending her lewd messages, and “making unwelcome advances and sexist remarks through Facebook messenger from February to March 2020.

The victim sought help from the National Bureau of Investigation in May 2021 to file a case before the city prosecutor, which later found probable cause to charge del Mundo.

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