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PEOPLE. Vs. Claudio Veloso

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CLAUDIO VELOSO, JULIO DALUMPIENES, RENATO TORRES, ISRAEL RAPOTE, REY TORRES, JOHN DOE alias "ROLLY" and "PETER DOE," accused, CLAUDIO VELOSO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-38551-53 | 1987-02-27

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

Three young and innocent girls went to the park on a Sunday evening to relax and enjoy each other's company. Before the night was over, they would be brutally attacked and deflowered and seared with ugly memories that will probably outrage them for the rest of their lives.

These unfortunate girls were Rosita Rubio, fifteen years old, Constancia de los Reyes, fourteen, and Rosanna Rodriguez, who was only twelve at the time. 1

At about seven o'clock in the evening of June 22, 1972, while they were seated near the fountain at a public park in Lucena City, they were approached by a group of men composed of...