
The court said In 2016, Cadajas, then 24 years old, started a romantic relationship with a14-year old girl whom he coaxed into sending photos of her private parts in their Facebook Messenger chat thread. In a decision penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez last November 16 and made public on Friday, the top court denied Cadajas’ plea that his Facebook Messenger chat messages with a female minor not be presented as evidence in court since it violated his right to privacy. The Supreme Court (SC) made the ruling as it upheld the Court of Appeals decision to convict Christian Cadajas for violating Republic Act 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act.


Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 17) – Photos and messages obtained by private persons from a Facebook Messenger account can now be used as court evidence.
