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5 minors rescued, mother nabbed for online sex scheme
The Philippine Star
|September 23, 2025
For allegedly sexually exploiting her five minor children in exchange for money from foreign clients, agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested a woman and rescued the victims in Quezon City on Sept. 18.
The NBI’s Human Trafficking Division carried out the operation after receiving a case referral from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police through the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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