POLICE arrested a 60-year-old man wanted for two counts of rape and child abuse during an operation in Ilagan City, Isabela.
Suspect Elmer Constantino was caught in his hiding place in Bgy. Guinatan, Ilagan City.
Police Regional Office 2 director Brig. Gen. Steve Ludan said the suspect has been tagged as the Top 1 Most Wanted Person in the city.
Constantino was accused of raping and impregnating a minor in June 2015.
The suspect was charged for two counts of violation of Republic Act 8353 or the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 in relation to RA 7610 or the Anti-Child Abuse Act, with no bail recommended.
Operatives the Ilagan City Police Station, the PRO2 Regional Mobile Force Battalion, the Regional Intelligence Unit 2 and the local Criminal Investigation and Detection Group served the warrant of arrest issued against Constantino by an Isabela court.
The suspect is being held at the local police jail.