Best Posts in Thread: Englishman caught in Santander with a minor

Ouch. Maybe they are evil people and they had the worst of intentions. But consider that this as described (sans hanging out in your underwear drinking beer with the supposed help) is something any foreigner not paying attention could run into.

The take-away is to be highly vigilant against being in a situation where you might be alone with minors who aren't your children. And this could be very difficult for some.

I recall a thread recently where someone (supposedly family of a friend) was arrested while accompanying minors on a bus trip. Maybe evil intentions, maybe not. There are also a lot of foreigners here who are raising children but have never become a legal guardian. These people could be wide open to problems.

I wonder how often minors end up working in a foreigner's house because of a hire by a live-in partner while the foreigner pays no attention. Hiring minors as helpers isn't uncommon for locals. I have never paid much attention myself to helpers hired by the people close to me and I wouldn't be surprised if one of them was underage. And sometimes those helpers would bring their children. Sometimes those children would sleep over for a night or two.

Of course, nobody would think to tell a lie here. You could easily get into a bad situation here just by an accusation. Getting cleared still wouldn't erase the headlines and the time you spent in jail because you couldn't get bail.

 

I am sure your comment is tongue in cheek humour, but people need to be super careful here. I know of one girl who was 16 and told her lover she was 25 and had a child to him. I knew of another (my ex here) who's Aunty faked ID's for her Daughter's and Nieces so they could dance in the local Bar she managed, all of them under age! Even an official looking Birth Certificate here I would not trust! If I so much as had an inkling of doubt I would run for the hills! (Maybe that is why I waited 5 years of talking online until my Wife was nudging 30 before I came here to meet and marry her, can never be too careful! hehe)

 

Not wanting foreigners to get away with it but would like them to show its not just about money but actually protecting kids. No difference as well between a 24 year old man screwing a 14 year old vs a 50+ guy.... neither have anything in common or could have a real relationship. Its simply wrong. My point is laws should be enforced properly and fairly, not just selectively against a specific class of individual they dislike or its no real law.

 

Cebu - 38-year-old Englishman Sebastian Lai Cole was caught holding hands with a 14-year-old girl on Thursday afternoon in Liloan, Santander. - klajoo.com - Cole testified that he hired the girl as a tour guide for his visit to Dumaguete City. Cole is now facing charges of child molestation and the girl was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).