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PEOPLE vs Sailito Perez y Gazo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SAILITO PEREZ y GAZO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 141647-51 | 2002-03-06

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

Of the many cases that bewail the Court, rape, in its varying facets, lately appears to lurk almost everywhere threatening the very fiber of the social psyche of a supposed civilized society.

Sailito Perez y Gazo was charged with five counts of statutory rape in separate Informations; viz:

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 19117

"That on or about the 23rd day of January, 1998, in the Municipality of Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused being the uncle of Jobelyn Ramos y Denola, a minor of 11 years of age, with lewd design, and exercising ascendancy...