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PEOPLE vs Antonio Evangelista

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO @ Tony EVANGELISTA Y BINAY, accused- appellant.

G.R. No. 132044 | 2001-10-05

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This is the story of another family wrecked by the insatiable lust of a man. Ten-year old JANE GARA charged her stepfather, accused ANTONIO EVANGELISTA, with rape in an Information which reads:[1]

"That on or about the 20th day of April, 1996, at around 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon and prior dates thereto, at Barangay Aninuan, Municipality of Puerto Galera, Province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, stepfather of the offended party JANE GARA, by means of force and intimidation, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously...