BI bars 2 American nationals from PH for sex cases
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it barred two Americans from entering the Philippines due to records of sexually abusing minors here and in the US.
In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the two passengers were intercepted separately upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently.
They were identified as Keith Michael Lacek, 63, who was intercepted Dec. 5, and Peter Maehler de Leon Guerrero, 54, who was intercepted last Dec. 2.
Both of them arrived at the NAIA terminal 1 aboard Air China and Eva Air flights from Taipei.
According to Tansingco, Lacek was excluded after his name prompted a hit in the bureau’s derogatory base indicating that was banned from entering the country for his involvement in sex tourism.
The BI blacklisted Lacek in June 2020 Lacek after the bureau received information from the Office of Cybercrime of the Department of Justice that the man was reportedly involved in the online enticement and sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism.
Lacek allegedly enticed a Filipina to produce and send indecent photographs of children and to engage in sexual activity with a young minor in exchange for money.
As for Guerrero, Tansingco said the passenger is a registered sex offender (RSO) in the US and has a record of conviction as a child rapist.
A Texas court reportedly convicted Guerrero in 1994 for violating Section 22 of the State’s laws which penalizes the act of sexual assault of a child who is 17 years of age or below.
