An alleged demonic possession occurred in May 1953 when Clarita Villanueva, a 17-year-old girl incarcerated at the Manila City Jail in the Philippines was said to have been bitten[1] and tormented by two demonic entities and their followers. American pastor Lester Sumrall was building a church in Manila, when the news broke of Clarita's possession. The case was widely and sensationally reported worldwide.[2]