Police Finds 2 Condoms Inside Priest’s Wallet, Recovered From Pickpocket

A notorious pickpocket (mandurukot) was arrested in Quiapo, Manila on Sunday, June 17. This is after a woman immediately reported to a policeman she saw shortly after she noticed that her purse was missing. But searching the bag of the suspect, police found several other wallets, including a wallet of a Catholic priest that has 2 condoms inside.

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According to Senior Police Officer 4 (SPO4) Augusto Dimayuga of Manila Police District Station 3, the suspect was identified as a certain as Joey Kana, 35 years old, and has been in and out of jail for theft and pickpocketing. His recent victim was an elderly retail owner store from Imus, Cavite, and it was her first time to visit Quiapo church.

“Kakatapos lang kami ng misa, at siksikan ang mga tao paglabas ng simbahan. Pero dahil alam namin na sinasamantala ito ng mga snatcher at mandurukot, lagi kaming may tao na naka civilian na paikot-ikot lang dun. Saktong sumigaw yung ale na nadukutan sya, di pa nakakalayo yung suspect, kaya nahuli agad.” Dimayuga said.

(The mass has just ended, and people were crowd as they were exiting the church. But because we know snatchers and pickpockets might take advantage, some of our men in civilian clothes are also in the area. Just in time when the woman screamed for help, the suspect has not yet gone that far, so he was immediately arrested.)

“Bale 8 wallet yung nakuha sa bag nya, kasama na purse nung biktima. Yung ibang biktima na contact na namin dahil sa mga ID nila na nasa wallet nila. Yung pari na lang ang di pa naming makontak. Halatang bagong bili lang yung mga condom na nakita namin sa wallet nya,. kasi malinis at bago pa yung labas ng mga pakete.” He added.

(A total of 8 wallets were recovered from inside his bag, including the purse of the victim. We have already contacted the other victims based on their ID inside their wallet, except for the priest. It’s obvious that the condoms inside his wallet have just been bought, since their packages look clean and new.)



As of posting, the suspect is now in jail and charged were filed against him. Police identified the priest as a certain Fr. Raul Cabonce of Butuan City. After further checking, authorities confirmed that he was the same priest accused of raping his 18-year old domestic helper back in 2011. Later, he was reportedly reassigned in an unnamed province in Luzon.

Contributed by Renato Pasayao