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The People of the Phil. Vs. Conrado Cacayan

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus CONRADO CACAYAN, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 180499 | 2008-07-09

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

Four (4) informations[1] for rape accusing appellant Conrado Cacayan of raping his eighteen (18)-year old daughter, AAA,[2] were filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baler, Aurora, Branch 96. The informations were similarly worded except for the dates of the commission of the crime. Appellant pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him during the arraignment.[3]

The facts as culled from the records are as follows:

AAA[4] was born on 19 August 1979.[5] Due to familial problems, AAA was reared by a sister of appellant in Saguday, Quirino, Isabela. On 10 January 1997, AAA started living with...