Another Sex Offender Caught In Cebu

[Jollygoodfellow]

Several of the boy's mothers burst into tears on Monday when they went to a welfare office where their sons are being cared for by welfare officers.

“I kept looking for my son since 5pm last Friday because we usually have dinner at 6pm,” one mother told the Cebu Daily News.

“If my husband knew about this I don't know what he would do to that foreigner,” she said.

 

So the police keep minors from Friday to Monday and not inform the parents?????  :89:

 

 

Child sex abuse: Hilton Munro Arrested in Philippines

 

 

 

A former Melbourne private school teacher and head of an international school in China has been charged over the alleged sex abuse of four Filipino children as young as nine.

Hilton Reece Munro, 45, used a 14-year-old boy to recruit younger boys who were sexually abused at a beach resort hotel on the Philippine island of Cebu, police allege.

They say the boys, aged from nine to 14, were brought to Mr Munro's room by local taxi driver Gilbert Andrada, 41, who has also been charged with child sex offences.

Mr Munro was the head of the Zhuhai International School in Zhuhai City in China's Guangdong province until last month and was formerly a teacher and boarding master at a prestigious boys school in Melbourne, Victoria. 

He denied the allegations after his arrest last Friday, telling police: “The kids are my friends who were contacted by another friend here in Cebu.

Police said boys aged nine, 10, 11, 12 and 14 were found in Mr Munro's room at the Stakili resort in Compostela town in northern Cubu.

Police said Mr Munro told them he was a “professor” from Australia before refusing to answer any more questions and then laying down on the floor of a police cell with his T-shirt over his head.

Mr Munro was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in the dorm of a Melbourne boarding school in 2003.

It was alleged that he arrived by taxi in the early hours after a night out drinking with friends, climbed through a bedroom window, lay down next to the boy in bed and indecently assaulted him.

The prosecution told the Victorian County Court in 2004 that Mr Munro, who lived in Prahran at the time, said he had met his alleged victim the previous night on a tour of the dormitories during a campus visit.

A jury acceptd Mr Munro's defence that he did not sexually assault the teenager but had asked to "crash" in the boy's room.

He climbed back out of the window at 7am, the court was told. He was found guilty of aggravated burglary and not guilty of two counts of indecent assault.

Mr Munro was a successful hockey player who represented both Australia and New Zealand. He toured India with the Australian Universities Hockey Team and captained the NZ Indoor Hockey Team at a competition in South Africa.

During the early 2000s, he was heavily involved in boarding life at the prestigious Melbourne school, coaching hockey teams, refeering matches, organising special father-and-son "working bees" and "cooking up feasts" for groups on weekends away to the bush.

In 1999 and 2000, he took groups of Year 7 students and international students on weekends away.

In an interview posted on the Zhuhai International School website last year, Mr Munro said he has worked in international education for 15 years, 10 of those in leadership positions.

On Monday, he tried to cover his face during a brief closed court appearance on Monday.

Sheryl Bautista, deputy head of the Philippines' anti-human trafficking task force, told the Cebu Daily News Mr Munro paid the boys between the equivalent of $12 and $25 in Philippine pesos.

“According to the rescued minors, the suspect would take nude photos of them ... and have sexual relations with them,” Inspector Bautista said.

Three mobile telephones taken from Mr Munro have been sent for forensic examination.

Police said Mr Munro of Shepherd Street Hong Kong travelled between resorts in Cebu province for several days while under police surveillance after a tip-off.

Mr Andrada picked up Mr Munro from Cebu airport on July 5 and he was scheduled to leave the country on July 26, police said.

Immigration records show Mr Munro has been a regular visitor to the Philippines since 2011, usually staying for 21 days, police said.

Several of the boy's mothers burst into tears on Monday when they went to a welfare office where their sons are being cared for by welfare officers.

“I kept looking for my son since 5pm last Friday because we usually have dinner at 6pm,” one mother told the Cebu Daily News.

“If my husband knew about this I don't know what he would do to that foreigner,” she said.

Welfare officer Edna Regudo told the parents not to scold or blame their sons.

"Remember, they are the victims ... for them, they were just playing around, having fun," Ms Regudo said.

Mr Munro has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse, laws where an accused cannot be bailed if prosecutors allege they have strong evidence.

He is being held in custody while prosecutors said they would bring the case to court within 15 days.

Mr Munro's lawyer, Leilani Villarino, told reporters the Australian would respond to the charges in due time.

On the Zhuhai International School website last year, Mr Munro said he has been teaching in South-East Asia, Europe and the Middle East "and so have a strong global perspective”.

“I bring a depth of knowledge regarding education because I have worked across all levels of schools as a classroom teacher ... curriculum co-ordinator, program leader and principal.”

The website said Mr Munro “is an active and sports-minded person, having played field hockey to an international level".

The school teaches more than 160 students from 28 nationalities, catering for expatriate families living and working in Guangdong province.

The school is now in mid-year holidays.

A woman who answered the school's after-hours number said Mr Munro finished up at the school at the end of the term and was intending to work in the Philippines.

Mr Munro's photograph and background information have been removed from the school's website.

Fairfax has requested a comment from the Melbourne school.

 

 

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/child-sex-abuse-hilton-munro-arrested-in-philippines-20130716-2q1mo.html#ixzz2ZBrvi7K3

[Medic Mike]

That is really bad news. I wish these creeps would at least stay away from the Cebu area. Maybe there is a place for them on the moon or the bottom of the ocean or some place like that.

[Papa Carl]

Unfortunately there are too many reports of this activity here in the Philippines. I am not passing judgement on this person, as it has not as yet been determined if he is guilty.

 

If he is however then he should be presented to the parents of the boys and everyone walk away!

 

Papa Carl

[JJReyes]

Welfare officer Edna Regudo told the parents not to scold or blame their sons. "Remember, they are the victims ... for them, they were just playing around, having fun," Ms Regudo said.

 

Bruce? Where is Bruce? 

 

The line by Welfare Officer Edna Regudo, ".....for them, they were just playing around, having fun." says a lot about the cultural divide. Can you imagine the repercussions if someone from Social Services in the United States used the same line during a press conference! The parents are madder than hell, but once money starts flowing like champagne, the alleged molester will be deported to Thailand.

 

And the US government will donate more money to the Philippines for doing such a good job. Gawd! Am I becoming a cynic or what. 

Edited July 17, 2013 by JJReyes

[Mike S]

So the police keep minors from Friday to Monday and not inform the parents?????

 

Interesting but yet they cops claim the reason they don't pick-up the street kids on the circle that are committing crimes against foreigners is because they can only hold them for over night and have to turn them loose in the morning ..... I guess the key words here are "committing crimes against foreigners" ...... :thumbsup:

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[boring]

I'm off to Cebu in a couple of hours. Coming down from Manila.

 

These stories are too common unfortunately :(

[Call me bubba]

If the person( i not say man) is guilty then let his suffer the consequences of his actions.

 

 

By him being arrested, IT GIVES NOTICE TO THOSE or the ones who

like or want to do such activity they have a greater chance of being caught or turned in.

 

By his arrest, it may make it hard on us normal expats who live here long time,-in the short run

yet it (in my opinion) it will deter others .who ever they may be

not to come here.go elsewhere or

 they just might try to be more clever as not to get caught..

[karnast]

Mr Munro was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in the dorm of a Melbourne boarding school in 2003.

 

They knew he was a creep, with the internet parents should know whom thier children are trusted with. Not even going into his employer...

[jpbago]

There has been 2 cybersex raids in the past month in Cebu area, one with 6 young girls and the other with 13 from 6 to 19 years old in Cordova. The parents of some, 3 mothers and one father were the perps. The article said that the children did not feel victimized and here, the family is the one to press charges, not the police so nothing will happen. The mothers feel that it was OK as they are poor. Now if that had of been a foreigner, CNN, ABC, and CBS would be here.

My 23 year old cousin has gotten another 15 year old pregnant, about 6 of them now. And he is married. Other than losing his job at city hall, nothing has happened.

Now if that has been a foreigner....

[sonjack2847]

My 23 year old cousin has gotten another 15 year old pregnant, about 6 of them now. And he is married. Other than losing his job at city hall, nothing has happened.

In my experience none of the Philippino people take responsibility for their actions and all to often if it is against a foreigner it is just forgotten.Sad but true.