A libel suit has been filed by the parents of the seven years old boy who sparked the controversy in the Willing Willie show to the psychologist and several others who alleged that the boy was abused in the show.
The case was filed by Jan-jan’s parents Joe and Diana Suan in the Quezon City Prosecutors Office Wednesday afternoon against the following person; Dr. Ma. Lourdes “Honey” Carandang, blogger John Silva and Froilan Grate, and several Jane and John.
In the said complaint, Joe and Diana Suan said that Dr. Carandang has no right to tell in the public that their son Jan-jan was abused in the show Willing Willie because her service were not sought by them.
A letter has been sent to the MTRCB by Dr. Ma. Lourdes ‘Honey” Carandang stating that there was a child abused happened in the Willing Willie show in the March 12, 2011 episode, wherein the seven years old contestant Jan-jan performed a macho dancing talent while crying which is usually done only by macho dancers in the strip bars.
The Suan’s has complained to this action done by Dr. Carandang saying that she is not their doctor and she did not even talked to Jan-jan nor conducted an examination but then she made a conclusion that there was a child abuse without their consent.
Also stated in the complaint, that calling their son as a victim of child abuse had caused them dishonour, discredit or contempt as the parents of Jan-jan.
They said that since this controversy has started there has been a lot of negative stories coming out on TV and radio which has a negative effect on their family.
Suan’s said that this controversy has destroyed the integrity of their family, with people who are blaming them for letting Jan-jan their son to be abused in the said show. “We now seldom go out of the house to prevent any attempt to do us harm” Suan’s said in their complaint.
Joe and Diana Suan cleared out that they saw nothing wrong with Jan-jan’s dance during his performance in the Willing Willie show, and that he only started to cry when he saw an odd-looking tall comedian man in the studio.