Briton jailed for adultery to fly home with new family
A British man who faced a seven-year prison sentence in the Philippines for adultery is being allowed to return to the UK with his girlfriend and baby this week.
David Scott, 37, has had his application for partner Cynthia Delfino to accompany him granted by the Home Office on humanitarian grounds.
The couple's daughter Janina has been given British citizenship following her parents' ordeal, which began when they were arrested and flung into a squalid cell in Manila when Cynthia was eight months pregnant.
David Scott with Cynthia Delfino and their baby Janina
They were charged with adultery, which is illegal in the strictly Catholic Philippines, despite Cynthia having separated from her husband.
After four days the couple were bailed and they fled to live in a jungle and derelict houses before Janina, now seven months old, was born in a tiny clinic.
David, from Swindon, Wiltshire - who met Cynthia on the internet in 2006 - paid £12,000 in legal fees and bribes to get them to Thailand.
After the long and emotional journey, they picked up Cynthia's visa from the British embassy in Bangkok last week.
David said: 'It's been a long fight having to pay bribes everywhere I go. But every time I look at my daughter I just know it was worth everything.'
Cynthia said: 'I am so relieved. I am a little scared about going to Britain, but everybody is so kind.'
