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People vs. Victorino Reyes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, - versus - VICTORINO REYES, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 173307 | 2013-07-17

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.: 
 
Slightest penetration of the labia of the female victim's genitalia consummates the crime of rape. 
 
The Case 
 
Victorino Reyes appeals his conviction for the rape of his 13-year-old neighbor AAA, 1 for which the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 53, in Rosales, Pangasinan had imposed the penalty of reclusion perpetua under its decision of April 23, 2001,2 and which conviction the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed on appeal by its assailed decision promulgated on April 20, 2006. 3 
 
Antecedents
 
As the RTC and the CA both found, Reyes raped AAA at...