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PEOPLE vs. Lucio Martinez

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LUCIO MARTINEZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 95849 | 1993-03-04

D E C I S I O N

NARVASA, C.J p:

Lucio Martinez was the "Supreme Minister" of a religious sect known as "Iglesia sa Buhi nga Diyos," the "Church of the Creator" established in Santa Fe, Cebu. 1

During the period from August, 1986 to February, 1987, six (6) women instituted prosecutions for rape, and one, a case of acts of lasciviousness, 2 against Lucio Martinez, allegedly committed two or three years earlier. The women were apparently all former members of the "Iglesia" 3 The seven (7) cases landed in various branches of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu.

The six (6) who accused Lucio Martinez of rape were:

1) Aida Jumola, daughter of...