David Navarro, mayor of Clarin, Misamis Occidental, was arrested in Cebu City on Thursday afternoon, October 24, for allegedly beating up a massage therapist here early morning.
He was on his way to leave Cebu City to Manila when he was arrested by Cebu police on assault charges.
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The complainant, John Dueñas, told reporters that Navarro was upset that the massage parlor he worked at in the Fuente Osmeña area did not have a female therapist available.
Witnesses say Navarro was allegedly drunk. CCTV footage showed Navarro grabbing Dueñas and punching him.
ASSAULT. Mayor of Clarin, Misamis Occidental David Navarro was arrested and brought to Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) Station 2 after he allegedly assulted a massage therapist in Cebu City. Photo by Gelo Litonjua/Rappler
"The cashier said to him (mayor), 'I'm sorry, sir, we don't have female therapists available,'" Dueñas told reporters in Cebuano.
"Then he said, 'Where are your guys? I’ll pay them P500, P1,000, to fight me,'" he added.
The video showed the mayor’s security aides holding Dueñas while the man in the video – whom the police identified as Navarro – punched him multiple times.
When asked by media why he punched Dueñas, Navarro said in Cebuano, "He started it. He (Dueñas) insulted me."
The mayor did not elaborate on how he was insulted, but he did not deny it was him on the CCTV video.
According to the article, the mayor did not elaborate on how he was insulted, but he did not deny it was him on the CCTV video. The mayor was charged with acts of lasciviousness, unjust vexation and physical injury at the Cebu City prosecutor’s office. Navarro denied the accusations against him.
IN DETENTION. Mayor David Navarro of Clarin, Misamis Occidental is booked for slight physical injury. (SunStar Photo / Alan Tangcawan)
Navarro – who was in Cebu City for a seminar – is now detained in Cebu City and will be charged with inflicting serious physical injuries.
WATCH FULL CCTV OF THE INCIDENT HERE:
Clarin, Misamis Occidental Mayor Arrested
Mayor Navarro, in an interview, insisted that he did not start the fight and that he was provoked by the massage therapist.
Posted by SunStar Cebu on Thursday, October 24, 2019
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