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PEOPLE vs Blesie Velasco

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BLESIE VELASCO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 135231-33 | 2001-02-28

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Thrice twelve (12)-year old Raquel Yasas fell prey to the sexual assaults of Blesie Velasco, her stepfather, who instead of showing remorse for his lechery had the audacity to claim that he and his stepdaughter were actually lovers mutually driven into nocturnal trysts and coital adventures. Invoking this inconceivable and immoral "sweetheart theory" to explain away his disgraceful misdeeds only strengthens our resolve to expel him permanently from society.

On 20 May 1997, after a preliminary investigation conducted by the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Iloilo,[1] three (3) Informations for rape were filed...