{"id":63356,"date":"2015-10-21T01:08:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T06:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=63356"},"modified":"2015-10-21T01:08:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T06:08:06","slug":"willie-revillame-ordered-arrested-and-arraigned-over-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/10\/21\/willie-revillame-ordered-arrested-and-arraigned-over-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Revillame ordered \u2018arrested and arraigned\u2019 over child abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Willie Revillame (Facebook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 The Court of Appeals (CA) Thirteenth Division ordered for the \u2018arrest and arraignment\u2019 of game show host Willie Revillame over a child abuse complaint filed against him by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).<\/p>\n

The DSWD filed the complaint in 2011 at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection to the March 12, 2011 episode of Revillame\u2019s previous variety show \u201cWilling Willie\u201d when he was still under TV5.<\/p>\n

In the said episode, the television host allegedly encouraged a six-year-old boy to do \u201cmacho-dancing\u201d (lewd dancing) during one of the show\u2019s segment. The child was even raised on a platform and was joined by the show\u2019s female dancers in his performance.<\/p>\n

Quezon City RTC Branch 86 Judge Roberto Buenaventura then ordered for Revillame\u2019s arrest on October 4, 2013 on grounds of child abuse and exploitation.<\/p>\n

The host\u2019s camp, however, asserted that it was not his intention to abuse the boy and claimed that his freedom of expression was restrained in the case. They also clarified that he only referenced to the 1977 film \u201cBurlesk Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revillame then filed a petition before the CA but the Court only affirmed the lower court\u2019s decision after finding \u2018probable cause for the petitioner\u2019s commission of a crime.\u2019<\/p>\n

The CA\u2019s resolution, which was penned by Associate Justice Ma. Luisa Quijano-Padilla on September 7, ordered for the host\u2019s \u2018arrest and arraignment\u2019 so that \u2018this case may properly proceed to trial, where the merits of both parties\u2019 evidence and allegations may be weighed.\u2019<\/p>\n

The appellate Court also clarified that Judge Buenaventura have not committed grave abuse of discretion in issuing the warrant of arrest in 2013.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, \u201cWilling Willie\u201d was defunct come April 2011, airing for only six months. It was reformatted as \u201cWil Time Bigtime\u201d after a month and was eventually replaced by \u201cWowowillie\u201d in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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