PHILIPPINESs (TR) — Authorities here have captured a 42-year-old Japanese fugitive wanted in his home country for suspected involvement in a sexual assault case, reports TBS News (May 14).
Yuto Konno was taken into custody on Tuesday in Tagaytay, Cavite province, located in the southern part of Luzon island, according to Philippine officials.
Japanese police had previously obtained an arrest warrant for Konno on suspicion of forcible sexual intercourse and other related sex crimes committed in Japan.
Investigators believe the suspect originally entered the Philippines in 2019. He had been dodging authorities and living in the country as an illegal overstayer since April 2022.
Konno is currently being held at a local immigration detention facility. He is expected to be deported back to Japan in the near future to face charges.
