Sandro Muhlach at the hearing of the Senate committee on public information and mass media. (📸Andrea Mae Esteban, Senate Social Media Unit / Screengrab)
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Sandro Muhlach has filed a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against two independent contractors of the GMA network who reportedly abused him.
In an interview with reporters on Monday, Muhlach’s lawyer Czarina Quintanilla-Raz revealed that a complaint of rape through sexual assault and acts of lasciviousness was filed against Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz.
“Ang nangyari, na-conclude na ng NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) ang kanilang imbestigasyon after nila makalap ang lahat ng ebidensya at nakuha ang statement ng mga testigo at nagcoordinate na kami sa isa’t isa as lawyer ni Sandro,” the lawyer said.
(The NBI concluded their investigation after they gathered all the evidence and obtained the statements of the witnesses and we have coordinated with each other as Sandro’s lawyer.)
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“Nakapag-officially file na kami ng charges against them; it is rape through sexual assault and acts of lasciviousness. The evidence is strong; we will get justice. Nasa DOJ na ito so magkakaroon na ng preliminary investigation,” she added.
(We have officially filed a complaint against them: rape through sexual assault and acts of lasciviousness. The evidence is strong, and we will get justice. It is already with the DOJ, so there will be a preliminary investigation.)
For his part, Muhlach refused to comment, saying that “the truth will prevail.”
The actor submitted a formal complaint against the two over what transpired after the network’s gala night on July 20.