CEBU CITY – A 22-year-old Russian woman reported to the police that she was raped by a Badjao in a resort in Panglao, Bohol.
Police said the victim works as a teacher in China and was in Panglao for a vacation.
The alleged abuse happened early morning last Tuesday, said Police Staff Sgt. Vicky Villaber, officer of the Panglao Police Station Women and Children’s Protection Desk.
According to the victim, she was in the shore when a man approached him and convinced her to buy jewelry.
The Russian declined and instead asked the man where she could buy a towel.
Police said the man accompanied the Russian to the store but the woman realized she did not have money with her.
The man offered to use his money so the foreigner could buy a towel.
The man then accompanied the Russian back to the hotel but instead of passing through the usual route, the suspect directed the victim to a secluded area.
The Russian complained that while on their way to the resort, the man choked here that rendered her unconscious.
The Russian said she was already naked from the waist down when she woke up.
The victim said her iPhone was also taken.
Follow-up operations were in progress to arrest the culprit, police said. (Calvin D. Cordova)