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PEOPLE vs. RENATO LALINGJAMAN

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RENATO LALINGJAMAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132714 | 2001-09-06

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

To prevent thirteen-year old Florabe Abaño from leading the life of a waif, Normilita Abaño-Lalingjaman, the sister of Florabe's mother, took custody of her. Staying with her aunt, however, proved to be Florabe's undoing because little did she know that the very haven which was supposed to shelter her from the harshness of the elements would be the place of her ravishment in the hands of her uncle.

In a Complaint[1] she herself signed, Florabe Abaño charged herein accused-appellant Renato Lalingjaman with rape, alleging:

That sometime in the first week of June 1994 and for...