UAAP Peeping Tom caught red handed in Ateneo

Don Miguel = Tongue in Cheek

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from Inquirer.net

MANILA, Philippines -- Several UAAP women’s volleyball players on Monday filed charges of child abuse and undue vexation against a football referee, accusing him of video voyeurism.

The suspect, UAAP football referee Dennis Balore, was caught taking videos of players in the women’s showers of the Blue Eagle Gym at the Ateneo de Manila University on Sunday afternoon using his mobile phone.

Among those who filed the charges were players of University of the East, Far Eastern University, De La Salle University and University of Santo Tomas.

“Nine players, including two minors from UE already filed complaints; we’re expecting the other schools to formally log their complaint (in the coming days),” Major Cherry Lou Donato, chief administrator of the Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation Unit, said Monday.

Balore, an accredited referee of the Philippine Football Federation, remains detained at Camp Karingal in Quezon City. The 30-year-old game official is married and resides in Tondo, Manila.

“Sabi niya napag-tripan lang (He said it was just for kicks),” said Donato.

Unjust vexation is a bailable offense, but because some of the players were aged below 18, Balore also faces child abuse charges, which carry a 12-year maximum imprisonment penalty and an P80,000 bail.

Aside from the individual players’ complaints, the UAAP board will also discuss if a separate case will be filed against Balore.

“The incident caused a commotion,” said athletic director Edwin Barber of the University of the Philippines, host of the volleyball competitions.

Ricky Palou, Ateneo’s representative to the UAAP board, said the school will enforce tighter security measures during the games.

“We’re now assigning a guard to make sure that only players can use the area,” said Palou.

The police report said that Balore was caught perched on the wall dividing the men and women’s shower rooms. His confiscated mobile phone showed videos of the players in various forms of undress.

The Philippine Football Federation said it will wait for the official report of the National Capital Region Football Association before acting on Balore’s case.