Senior Supt. Pedro Merced, Bacolod City police director, yesterday released the cartographic sketch of one of the alleged members of the "bonnet gang" who reportedly abducted and molested a female college student in front of Robinson's Place in Bacolod City on Jan. 3.

Merced said the complainant was able to identify the person in the sketch as the driver of the white L-300 van because he was not wearing a bonnet at the time.

The suspect, whose name is not known to the police yet, is between 17 and 22 years old, is small and skinny, and has fair complexion. He stands about 5 feet and 5 to 9 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds, Merced said.

He also said the suspect, believed to be a student, speaks English and Ilonggo fluently. He was wearing a blue T-shirt with a Superman logo on it at the time of the incident, he added.

Merced said he is appealing to those who can identify the suspect and know of his whereabouts to report immediately to the nearest police station, dial police patrol hotline 116, or call him at 0917-7015588.

Meanwhile, Philip Pecache, National Bureau of Investigation-Bacolod chief, said they are also conducting a parallel investigation on the "bonnet gang" issue in coordination with the police.

Pecache said an intelligence report recently received by his office revealed that the "bonnet gang" who abducted the student in front of Robinson's Place on Jan 3., is of a different age group from the "bonnet gang" that hit Bacolod City two years ago.

It is possible that this younger "bonnet gang" is not involved in any other criminal activity aside from the alleged abduction and molestation of the college student, Pecache said.

The abduction is an isolated case and the public has nothing to fear, he added. Pecache said intelligence reports show that one of the suspects was a stalker of the complainant.*DMG

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