Taguig prosecutor ordered to forward Deniece Cornejo’s case to DOJ

Deniece Cornejo. Facebook fan page photo

MANILA, Philippines—Prosecutor General Claro Arellano has ordered the Taguig Prosecutor’s Office to forward the complaint of Deniece Cornejo against actor and TV host Vhong Navarro to the Department of Justice for consolidation.

In a one page Office Order 116 issued Monday, consolidation is necessary “Considering that the complaints set forth arose from one and the same incident, founded on the same factual and legal issues and involving the same parties.”

Cornejo filed a complaint for rape by sexual assault against Navarro before the Taguig Prosecutors Office. Navarro, together with the National Bureau of Investigation, on the other hand filed a complaint against Cornejo, Cedric Lee and his sister Bernice and five others for serious illegal detention, serious physical injuries, grave threats, grave coercion, illegal arrest and blackmail before the Department of Justice.

“The City Prosecutor of Taguig is hereby directed to transmit the entire records of the complaint of Deniece Cornejo to the DOJ panel of prosecutors immediately upon receipt hereof,” the office order stated.

An all women panel has been created to handle the complaint of Navarro. Upon consolidation, the office order stated that the same panel will handle the complaint filed by Cornejo against the actor.

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