Italian ambassador to Turkmenistan, Daniel Bosio, has been jailed in Binan, 39 km from Manila on charges of human trafficking in violation of Article 6 of the 1992 Philippines Child Protection Act. During a holiday in the Philippines, Bosio was reported to have engaged in suspicious behavior with three children aged nine, ten, and twelve at a water park in Bynian. Under Filipino law, in order to prevent pedophilia and sexual abuse to minors, any adult seen in the company of a child whom he is 10 or more years older than, in public, to whom he is not related, must be reported to the police.
The Italian government is providing Bosio with full legal assistance, but will not try to limit or interfere with the Filipino investigation against their ambassador. If he is found guilty, the Italian ambassador could face a life sentence.
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