JOINT police operatives arrested on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, a 16-year-old student for alleged 13 counts of rape in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte.

The accused, who has been listed as Rank 4 most wanted person (provincial level), was apprehended around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday by virtue of a warrant dated July 7, 2021.

Presiding judge Jacinto Elle, of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)-Branch 26 in San Juan, did not recommend bail to the accused.

Earlier, police also arrested another 16-year-old student in Dulag, Leyte over an alleged rape case.

The accused was facing a warrant dated July 19, 2012.

A P200,000 bail was recommended for the temporary liberty of the accused.

He was brought to the police station for documentation prior to turnover to the court of origin. (SunStar Philippines)