The man caught on CCTV footage smooching Filipino flight attendant Christine Dacera in a hotel hallway before she was found dead in a bathtub claims Dacera “initiated the kiss with me,” according to a report.
Valentine Rosales, one of 11 men suspected in the 23-year-old’s alleged rape and killing on New Year’s Eve, also said she was typically flirty when she drank, Philippine news outlet GMA reported.
“[S]he was the one who initiated the kiss with me,” Rosales told GMA.
“I was trying to open the door. I rang the doorbell. She was the one who grabbed me.
“I rang the doorbell but I dodged, I sidestepped her.”
CCTV footage released Wednesday shows Dacera kissing a man in the hallway of the luxury hotel — where she was later found unresponsive in the bathtub of her room.
GMA reported that a longer version of the footage shared on Rosales’ Facebook account shows him backing away from Dacera shortly after