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PEOPLE Vs. Domingo Operario

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. DOMINGO OPERARIO y GORIMO, appellant.

G.R. No. 146590 | 2003-07-17

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Appellant Domingo Operario y Gorimo was charged with rape in an Information that reads:

That on or about the 30th day of September 1997 in Quezon City Philippines, the said accused by means of force and intimidation to wit: by then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously remove the shorts and panty of the complainant, a minor, 8 years of age and thereafter inserted his penis inside the vagina of said complainant and thereafter have carnal knowledge of her against her will and without her consent.

CONTRARY TO LAW.[1]

On arraignment, appellant pleaded "not guilty". Trial on the merits...