Four Japanese doing porn film nabbed in Cebu

By Ronron
August 2, 2007

Four Japanese nationals were caught by police shooting a pornographic film last Wednesday afternoon at a remote side of an island in the central Philippines popular for its bird sanctuary.

Supt. Louie Oppus, chief of the Lapu-lapu City Police in Cebu province, said yesterday that the foreigners include a Japanese female and three Japanese men, who were immediately nabbed for alleged violation of domestic laws on morality and decency in public.

The female was identified as Miyawaki Yuki, 26, while the three men were identified as Yokomizo Masashi, 36; Takimoto Yuichiro, 40, and Izuno Hiroaki, 24. All four are natives of Tokyo, and are temporarily staying at the Midtown Hotel in nearby Cebu City.

PO2 Christian Torres, officer-on-case, said Yuki and Masashi were the ones engaged in the sexual activity, while Yuichiro and Hiroaki were doing the filming.

Torres said Olango Island Bird’s Sanctuary Park Warden members Socrates Sagarino and Ruben Taneo, both employed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region VII, found the four at around 5pm the other day (Wednesday) through a telescope.

“We immediately informed the police officers of Olango Island, Lapu-lapu City about the ongoing sexual intercourse between two Japanese nationals… Together with the police officers, we proceeded at the place and upon arrival, we … caught in the act the four Japanese nationals engaged in exhibit of indecent and immoral acts while performing sexual intercourse at the sea shore under coverage of several units of video cameras with film for preservation and for viewing in the near future, which are offensive to morals, public policy, and contrary to law,” Sagarino and Taneo said in a joint affidavit.

Recovered from the four Japanese were five video cameras, three camera lenses, two pieces of video tapes, one piece used condom, five pieces of unused condom, and five pieces of assorted battery pack.

The four were charged yesterday before the city prosecutor’s office for violation of Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code. The case was immediately raffled to Lapu-lapu City Regional Trial Court Branch 27, which granted the bail of P24,000 for each of the accused.

“They were out on bail at 5pm, although there is an urgent motion before the sala of Judge Toribio Quiwag for the issuance of a hold departure order against the four. The hearing of said motion will be done tomorrow (Friday),” Torres said.

Torres said the four claimed to have other companions at the hotel but they cannot operate because it is already outside of their jurisdiction. He said they already informed the Cebu Provincial Police Office about it for proper action.

Masashi is said to be a comedic actor in Japan, while Yuichiro works at a photo developing shop in Tokyo.

They arrived in Cebu last July 29 and were scheduled to leave on August 8./DMS