Woman who accused Cebu cops of rape gunned down; police officer later dies by suicide
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Cebu City (CNN Philippines, April 20) A police officer being investigated for alleged rape and extortion took his own life on Monday, hours after his female accuser was fatally shot in Cebu City.
Ritchie Nepomuceno accused Police Staff Sergeant Celso Colita of raping her twice in a Cebu City motel in March.
She also filed criminal complaints against Colita and 10 other police officers assigned to the Sawang Calero Police precinct for extorting ₱170,000 from her.
The complainant also claimed the policemen tortured arrested suspects in a secret detention cell inside the precinct.