A 30-YEAR-OLD carpenter who allegedly threatened to circulate explicit videos and photos of his minor “girlfriend” should she refuse to rekindle their past relationship was nabbed by Eastern Police District Anti Cybercrime Team (EPD-ACT) following an entrapment in Pasig City Monday afternoon, P/Major Reynaldo Salim, EPD-ACT chief, said the suspect was a resident of Signal Village, Taguig City.

The suspect was nabbed during an entrapment operation by combined members of EPD-ACT and Pasig Police Sub Station 2 headed by P/Capt Jazon Lovendino inside a fast food restaurant along Pasig Blvd. Extension cor. Dr. Sixto Antonio Ave., Pasig City, at around 2:30 pm Monday.

Salim said the arrest of the suspect was based on the complaint filed by a 16-year-old student who was represented by her mother, a resident of Pasig City.

According to the police official, the suspect was allegedly harassing and threatening the victim to spread her old explicit videos and photos if she will not reconcile with him.

Salim said the two allegedly became “lovers” sometime in 2022 but broke up after the victim had another relationship.

It was last January when explicit videos and photos of the victim started circulating on social media.

“May classmate daw na nagtanong sa biktima kung siya talaga yung nasa video,” police official added.

The victim admitted to the police that she had explicit videos sometime in 2021.

Two weeks ago, the suspect used a Facebook account under the name of “Tyler Tykes” and threatened the victim to spread her old explicit videos online if she refused to reconcile with him.

That prompted the victim to seek the help of police, who formed an entrapment operation to arrest the suspect.

The two agreed to meet at the said place, but unknown to the suspect, teams of police were positioned in the area.

“Ang usapan magmeet-up sila para burahin yung old explicit videos ng biktima na ni-record ng suspect mula sa nakuha sa mga nagcirculate na videos kapalit ng gagawin lahat ng biktima ang gusto niya,” Salim explained.

Policemen recovered from the suspect’s possession were cellphones with two different SIM cards.

The suspect is currently detained at Pasig Police detention cell and facing charges of violation of RA (Republic Act) 11930 (Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children), RA 9995 or the Photo and Video Voyeurism in relation to 10175 and RA 7610 (Child Abuse Law).