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PEOPLE Vs. Lucio B. Garcia

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LUCIO GARCIA y BAUTISTA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 92269 | 1993-07-30

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The complaining witness was only nine years old when she was raped. This happened at about six-thirty in the evening of February 2, 1989, in Barangay Tabuating, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.

Marilou Santos was playing hide-and-seek with her cousins when Lucio Garcia grabbed her, covered her mouth and dragged her near the river. The girl screamed for help and was heard by her cousin Anna, who followed them. Anna saw him remove his pants and lie on top of Marilou. Marilou felt much pain when he inserted his sex organ in hers. Anna fled for fear that Lucio might next turn on her.

Remigio Galang, who was passing by,...