Philippine ‘Megastar’ Sharon Cuneta vows revenge against troll for rape threat against daughter
- Cuneta’s daughter, Frankie Pangilinan, earlier this month criticised rape culture and victim-blaming in the Philippines
- In response, a Facebook poster wrote ‘I will hunt you down and rape you’, prompting a furious response from Cuneta
Cuneta, 54, earned the nickname “Megastar” after a career in film, television and music spanning more than 40 years. She is also married to Senator Francis Pangilinan, a member of the opposition, who wrote the Juvenile Justice Law, which critics claim allows young offenders to escape jail time – it in fact stipulates they should be held separate from hardened criminals.
In response to Pangilinan’s criticisms, a Facebook poster named “Sonny Alcos” wrote to Pangilinan in Tagalog: “You should be thankful hija [little girl], if I were 12 years old you would have to hide with your father senator monkey Pangilinan. Because I will hunt you down and rape you. Then you can blame your dad for the fact that I will not be jailed.”
Via her own social media, where she has millions of followers, Cuneta responded furiously in defence of her daughter.
“God help you when I find you,” she wrote on Instagram, before tweeting that “Sonny Alcos” had picked on the “wrong mommabear”.
Within hours, her fans claimed they had tracked “Sonny Alcos”, identifying him as a Filipino named Sonny Co living with his family in Britain, where he works in a warehouse. The Facebook account identified the poster as a “diehard Duterte supporter”, although that account as well as others linked to the poster’s family and a religious group were soon deactivated.