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People vs. Ernesto de la Cerna

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERNESTO DELA CERNA, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 136899-904 | 2002-10-09

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

Irene dela Cerna did not experience and enjoy the natural love and affection of a father. Instead, at fifteen, she went through an ordeal, characterized by suffering and torment perpetrated by the very person who was supposed to protect and shield her from harm of her own father.

Six separate complaints were filed on May 16, 1997 against accused-appellant charging him with rape committed on January 15, 1989, December 26, 1993, March 3, 1996, August 25, 1996, February 10, 1997 and March 5, 1997. The first complaint alleged:

That on or about the 5th day of March, 1997, in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and...