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People of the Philippines Vs. Arturo Paler

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARTURO PALER, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 186411 | 2010-07-05

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the April 30, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02647 entitled People of the Philippines v. Arturo L. Paler which affirmed the November 22, 2006 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of San Fernando City, La Union, Branch 13, in Criminal Cases Nos. 5474 and 5475. The trial court held accused-appellant Arturo Paler guilty of two counts of rape.

The Facts

AAA[3] is a mentally retarded young girl, whose mental condition is akin to that of a five years old child. On October 6, 2000, after attending classes at the La Union National High...