Who’s the victim? Local actor and model trade accusations

Was local actor Vhong Navarro attacked because he tried to rape a girl or was he the victim of extortion? Three days after the story broke, primetime television and social media can’t get enough of the two parties as they trade accusations. 22 year-old model Deniece Cornejo claimed Navarro tried to rape her in her own condominium. Her friends who allegedly came to her rescue said he was injured as they tried to subdue him and bring him to the police station. A police blotter report supports Cornejo’s version. The actor and his lawyers deny allegations of attempted rape and insist he was set up for extortion and brutally beaten. The actor said the armed men threatened him with a gun and asked him to pay P1 million. Navarro claimed he signed the police blotter out of fear. In a TV interview Sunday, the actor said, “I am not a rapist, I couldn’t do that. I’m God-fearing.”

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