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PEOPLE vs Roland Molina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLAND MOLINA y JOVERE, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 141129-33 | 2001-12-14

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

This case pierces the enduring belief in the family as a peaceful retreat. Here, we are faced with a father who, it is claimed, attempted to rape his own daughter once and succeeded in consummating it four (4) times before then, as a result of which he was sentenced to a prison term and imposed four (4) death penalties. The children, as many others in the past, are unfortunately the victims of this indecency in an atrophied family, something that we stress is never about losing virtue or honor but an assault upon their persons akin to torture or murder.[1] Quite understandably, most crimes of this nature...