A Swiss national   posted bail recently  at a Negros Oriental trial court after learning  that a warrant of arrest had been  issued against him, for   charges of  child abuse.

Andreas Maurer,  a  resident  of  Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, posted a bond of  P80,000,  Chief Insp. Errol Garchitorena, Jr. of the  Guihulngan police said.

Maurer, who recently returned from a trip overseas, voluntarily surrendered to the police upon knowing he was wanted, Garchitorena said.

He  was earlier charged  for allegedly violating provisions of Republic Act 7610,  or the “"Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act” Garchitorena also said.

The case stems from a complaint filed  that  Maurer allegedly dropped a child while tossing him into the air off a dike in Guihulngan. Maurer was reportedly  under the influence of intoxicating liq uor, Garchitorena added.

Judge Fe Lualhati Bustamante of the Regional Trial Court Branch 64 in Guihulngan  issued the  warrant for the arrest of Maurer on  Oct. 18, 2011.*JFP

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