HOT SEAT Jojo Nones (right) and Richard Cruz deny Sandro Muhlach’s allegations against them in a previous hearing. On Monday, Nones was cited for contempt and ordered detained for allegedly lying to senators during the hearing. —Richard A.
Reyes MANILA, Philippines — Actor Sandro Muhlach filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday charges of rape through sexual assault and several acts of lasciviousness against Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, two independent contractors of GMA. “The evidence is strong ..
. we will get the justice that Sandro deserves,” Muhlach’s lawyer Czarina Raz said. The actor was also accompanied by his father Niño Muhlach who expressed the same sentiment.
“Finally, we’ve reached this day that we’re finally filing a case...
of course there will be court hearings and maybe soon we’ll get justice, which Sandro deserves,” the elder Muhlach said. READ: Drugs offered to Sandro Muhlach before alleged abuse; more details bared “It’s a relief now that we’ve reached this day. It’s difficult because you see your son suffering every day, unable to eat, unable to sleep,” he added.
In a Senate inquiry last week, Nones and Cruz both denied that they sexually assaulted the younger Muhlach. During the resumption of the hearing being conducted by the Senate committee on public information and mass media on the issue on Monday, Nones was taken into custody by the Senate sergeant at arms after he was cited for contempt for allegedly .