Monday 3 February 2014

Deniece Cornejo returns to social media


After taking a break from social media when news about the rape case she filed against comedian-host Vhong Navarro came out, Deniece Cornejo is back with an Instagram post about sexual abuse on women.

"Kung ako instrumento upang maging ehemplo sa mga kababaihan na maging matatag sa naabuso, nasasaktan at nasasamantalahan. Paglalaban ko at paninindigan,” she posted on her Instagram account.

While she didn't mention the rape case, many believe Deniece is pertaining to the controversial topic.

"Sa larangan ng batas, walang sikat at maimpluwensya. Tayo ay pantay pantay lamang. - Deniece Cornejo," she posted.

On Sunday, February 2, Deniece posted, "A real man knows how to face and accept the consequences of his actions."

Deniece insisted in a previous interview that she's the real victim in the case.

"If you want justice, I will give you the real justice."

The 22-year-old student-model  has over 30,000 followers on Instagram and continues to post quotes and inspirational messages in her account.

In an interview on "Buzz ng Bayan" on Sunday, February 2, Deniece's grand uncle Rodrigo Cornejo asked everyone to hold their judgment against her and just "let the court decide."

It will be recalled that Vhong has filed charges of serious physical injuries, illegal detention, grave threats, unlawful arrest, grave coercion and blackmail against Deniece and Cedric Lee, whom he accused of beating him up on the night of January 22.

Vhong also denied in an exlcusive interivew on "Buzz ng Bayan" that he is a rapist.

By Karen Valeza | Yahoo Southeast Asia Newsroom
 
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Navarro, Cornejo set for face-off

Manila, Bulletin -- A face-off between television host and comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro and model Deniece Cornejo is expected shortly as the Department of Justice is set to consolidate their respective charge and counter charge.

The NBI filed a criminal charge against Cornejo, businessman Cedric Tan, and six others in connection with the Jan. 22 mauling of Navarro while the model accused the TV host of raping her.

“We will consolidate the cases to expedite the PI (preliminary investigation) and also to avoid conflicting findings,” Prosecutor General Claro Arellano said yesterday.

Arellano, head of DOJ’s prosecutorial arm, said he will issue today an office order for this purpose.
The consolidation means Navarro’s complaint and Cornejo’s counter-charge will be resolved by the all-female PI panel composed of Assistant State Prosecutors Olivia Torrevillas, Hazel Decena-Valdez and Marie Elvira Herrera in the DOJ.

The criminal cases emanate from the mauling of comedian and television host Vhong Navarro last Jan.22.

Navarro filed last week against Cornejo, businessman Cedric Lee and six others charges of serious illegal detention – a non-bailable offense – serious physical injuries, grave threats, grave coercion, unlawful arrest and blackmail.

Apart from Lee and Cornejo, the other respondents in the case are Lee’s sister Bernice, a certain Ferdinand Guerrero and Zimmer Rance, an alias Mike and two other unidentified men.

They will be summoned to appear before the panel and answer the charges.

Cornejo, through lawyer Howard Calleja, then filed a counter-charge of rape against Navarro before the Taguig City prosecutor’s office.

The NBI had said the evidence -- most notably, the CCTV footage from the condominium where the incident took place -- would support the version of Navarro, making Cornejo’s rape claim “highly improbable.”

The DOJ had placed Lee, Cornejo and their companions under the lookout bulletin order of the Bureau of Immigration.

But a lookout bulletin order would not prevent Lee and Cornejo from leaving the country.

Only a hold departure order or watchlist order issued by a trial court can prevent accused in criminal cases from boarding international flights from the airports.

The DOJ used to have power to issue HDO or LBO, but this was suspended by a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court over a case that remained pending since 2011.


NBI probers earlier found consistency in Navarro’s statement and the CCTV footage submitted by security office of the Forbeswood Heights Condominium (Tower 2) where the incident took place.


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