By Vir B. Lumicao
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| Emperador will plead guilty in District Court |
A Filipina domestic helper will plead guilty in District
Court on Apr 26 to a charge of stealing $860,000 worth of luxury watches,
jewelry and gold bars from her employer in Homantin last August.
The date for Edarlyn Emperador’s plea-taking was proposed by her Legal Aid-appointed lawyer when she appeared today, Feb 24, before Judge Clement Lee.
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Lee told the 50-year-old Emperador to coordinate with her lawyer about her plea and ask him to prepare the case authorities for the sentencing.
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Emperador was arrested last Aug 7 after her female employer called the police when she discovered that her watches and jewelry had disappeared from a box in her closet where she had kept them.
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| Among the items Emperador is accused of stealing is a Rolex watch |
The items that the helper is accused of stealing are a Rolex watch, three Patek Philippe watches, a white gold Piaget watch, a Roger Dubuis watch, one pair of Hermes earrings, a platinum Roger Dubuis necklace and gold bars.
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At a previous hearing, the court was told the employer was looking for her Rolex watch on the evening of Aug 3 when she noticed that her other watches and jewelry were gone.
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When confronted by the employer, Emperador reportedly admitted taking the missing valuables. The theft was reported to the police and the helper was arrested the next day.
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Investigators reportedly found pawnshop receipts for the missing items in the defendant’s belongings.
Judge Lee ordered Emperador remanded in custody and told her to return to the court on Apr 26.
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