The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted four more foreign sex offenders who were convicted of sex crimes in their country.
In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the four passengers, an Australian, two Americans, and a German were denied entry at the NAIA terminal 1 and 3 on separate occasions.
The Australian was identified as Romeo Monje, 89, who arrived on March 12 via a Philippine Airlines flight from Sydney.
Monje was reportedly convicted in Australia of eight counts of indecent assault wherein the victim was only 16 years old.
The BI was alerted about Monje’s impending arrival by the Interpol’s national central bureau in Manila which received a tip from its Australian counterpart regarding his travel to the Philippines.
Meanwhile, American nationals John Kenneth Hayes, 48, came last March 14 while Sherman Elliot Douglas, 64, arrived the following day, both via an Eva Air flight from Taipei.
The BI’s border control and intelligence unit (BCIU) headed by Dennis Alcedo said a court in Florida convicted Hayes in 1998 for committing lewd assault and sexual battery against a 16-year-old victim.
On the other hand, US public records show that Douglas was convicted in 2020 for third degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Lastly, German national Ralf Bultschnieder attempted to enter the country last March 18 on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul.
Bultschnieder was stopped by immigration officers after receiving intelligence information on his possible involvement in exploitation activities and acts.
As a consequence of their exclusion, all four were placed in the immigration blacklist of unwanted aliens who are perpetually banned from entering the country.
