Philippines to charge Australian with sexually assaulting children and babies


Australian national Gerard Peter Scully, who allegedly sexually assaulted babies and children, stands while being presented at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Cagayan de Oro City, in the southern island of Mindanao on Feb 21, 2015. Philippine prosecutors said on Thursday, March 5, that they will file human trafficking, statutory rape and murder charges against Scully. -- PHOTO: AFP.

MANILA (AFP): Philippine prosecutors said Thursday they would file human trafficking, statutory rape and murder charges against an Australian man who allegedly sexually assaulted babies and children as part of a booming cyber-sex trade.

The suspect, Gerard Peter Scully, 51, was arrested in the southern Philippines city of Malaybalay last month after allegedly sexually abusing at least eight girls, including an 18-month-old infant.

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