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[5/5] PEOPLE vs Solomon Purazo

[5/5] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SOLOMON PURAZO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133189 | 2003-05-05

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

I concur with the ponencia of Justice Josue N. Bellosillo on the conviction of the Appellant for qualified rape. As aptly described by the ponente, this is another "sickening case of incestuous rape."[1] As disclosed by the combined testimonies of the prosecution witnesses, the ordeal of the victim, Rowena, started when she was barely seven years old:

....She endured her tribulation until she was nearly twelve (12). Born on 7 May 1985, she lived with her father and the latter's common-law wife, Amalia Montejas, along Spolarium Street, Cebu City, together with the latter's daughter by...