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People vs Saladino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs.CONRADO SALADINO Y DINGLE, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 137481-83 & 138455 | 2001-03-07

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

CONRADO SALADINO y Dingle was convicted of three (3) counts of rape and one (1) attempted rape and sentenced to death.[1] He is now with us on automatic review.

Lourdes Relevo is the niece of accused-appellant Conrado Saladino. Her mother and Conrado's wife Rosita are sisters. Lourdes calls him Kuya Conrad. The parents of Lourdes live in Balayan, Batangas.

Sometime in 1995 Lourdes, then thirteen (13) years old, was sent by her parents to Manila to live with Conrado and Rosita Saladino in Pasig City because her own parents could not afford to send her to school. Rosita was a factory worker while Conrado was a...