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PEOPLE vs Ernesto Escalante

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPINES, appellee, vs. ERNESTO M. ESCALANTE, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 151111-12 | 2003-12-01

D E C I S I O N
 
TINGA, J.:
 
A modern-day Lothario in a rustic setting.  Such a man is the principal character in this case.  The villain that he is, he proved to be different from his counterpart of lore.  He resorted not only to charm and cunning but even to force and intimidation to snare his conquests.  Devoid of scruples in the choice of his sexual exploits, he victimized four members of the same family in overlapping succession.  The mother first, then the sister of the mother and finally the two minor children of the mother. The heart-rending experience of the minor victims is the story of this case....