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PEOPLE vs Floriano Amaquin

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FLORIANO AMAQUIN y LASTIMADO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124975 | 2002-02-20

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Sweethearts theory, the much-invoked defense in rape cases, is akin to a double-edged knife, it cuts both ways. Not only does it provide the accused with an excuse in having carnal knowledge of the victim, it also imputes immoral and disgraceful conduct to the latter. Thus, it cannot be sustained unless it passed the most severe of testing.

On November 4, 1993 Jonah B. Flores commenced the prosecution for rape by filing against Floriano L. Amaquin a Criminal Complaint[1] which reads:

"The undersigned, Jonah Flores y Burcio, who was born on June 8, 1980 and is 13 years of age, after having been...