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PEOPLE vs Bienvenido Dela Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BIENVENIDO DELA CRUZ, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 135022 | 2002-07-11

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

A man descends into the depths of human debasement when he inflicts his lechery upon a minor, and all the more when he imposes such lasciviousness upon a woman whose capacity to give consent to a sexual union is diminished, if not totally lacking. Such is the case of Jonalyn Yumang (hereafter JONALYN).

Upon a complaint[1] dated 5 July 1996 signed by JONALYN with the assistance of her aunt Carmelita Borja, two informations were filed by the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor before the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, charging Bienvenido Dela Cruz (hereafter BIENVENIDO) with rape allegedly...