The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it has barred the entry of an Australian-American national wanted by US authorities for various sex offenses.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 54-year-old Robert David Fenton boarded a flight back to Los Angeles last April 23 after being denied entry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1.
Fenton attempted to enter the country last April 14 when he arrived from Brisbane, Australia.
Tansingco said Fenton was excluded after his name prompted a positive hit in the Interpol derogatory system which indicated that he is subject of a red notice who is wanted for sex crimes in the US.
He was immediately issued an exclusion order by the BI personnel on-duty and placed in the immigration blacklist for being an undesirable alien.
According to BI-Interpol unit acting chief Jaime Bustamante, Fenton is wanted for prosecution in the US on the charge of aggravated indecent assault against a victim who is below 16 years of age.
He was also charged for corruption of minors and indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and statutory sexual assault against a person less than 16 years of age.
Tansingco welcomed the interception of Fenton as another successful accomplishment in the BI’s campaign against sexual predators attempting to enter the Philippines.
He described Fenton as a “criminal sex offender” who should face his crimes for allegedly repeatedly sexually abusing and molesting his minor victim who on many occasions over a period of two years.
As part of the BI’s #Shieldkids campaign, the BI coordinates with international counterparts to thwart the entry of foreign sex offenders.
“We are determined to ban the entry of these unwanted aliens as their presence here poses a serious risk to our women and children,” the BI chief said.
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