[2] On January 22, 2014, Navarro was attacked and severely beaten by a group of men inside his female friend Deniece Cornejo's condominium unit at Forbeswood Heights in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

In an interview with TV host Boy Abunda on Buzz ng Bayan, Navarro said he just arrived at the model's condo unit and then suddenly there were armed men that beat him up.

[11] Cabañero's case was dismissed in October 2014 due to insufficient evidence, with a statement from the Department of Justice saying Cabanero's story was "contradictory, suspicious, and of doubtful nature.

[16] On January 25, 2015, businessman Ferdinand Guerrero was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) inside the penthouse of Ritz condominium in Makati as one of the suspects.

[21] On September 19, 2022, Navarro surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after trial courts in Taguig issued him separate warrants for rape and "acts of lasciviousness" committed against Deniece Cornejo in 2014.

Prosecutors said that the rape and molestations occurred at the hotel where Navarro was also falsely imprisoned and beaten by Cedric Lee and his accomplices as a result; the extent of his injuries made headlines at the time, and his assailants were eventually convicted.

[20][21] On November 17, 2022, the NBI received orders from the Taguig city court to transfer Navarro to a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Camp Bagong Diwa while pending the resolution of his petition for bail.

[26] On May 2, 2024, the Taguig City Regional Trial Court, Branch 153, Presiding Judge Mariam G. Bien, in a 94-page judgment sentenced Cedric Lee, Denice Cornejo, Ferdinand Guerrero, and Simeon Palma Raz to reclusión perpetua, in the 2014 case for serious illegal detention (Article 267, Revised Penal Code), extortion and assault of Navarro.