MANILA, Philippines --- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced the arrest of a British national who was involved in sex offenses in the United Kingdom.
Peter Joseph Wheeler, 44, was arrested on December 3 in Taytay, Rizal.
Aside from being a registered sex offender, Wheeler was also identified as an undocumented alien as his passport expired in 2022.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Wheeler was convicted in 2009 for sex offenses against minors, and was sentenced to 24 months in prison.
"I issued the mission order for his arrest after we received information that he is a convicted sex offender who pose a threat to our women and children," Tansingco said.
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