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People of the Philippines vs. Jerwin Quinatal y Beo, et al., accused; Vicente Bongat y Tariman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JERWIN QUINTAL y BEO, VICENTE BONGAT y TARIMAN, FELIPE QUINTAL y ABARQUEZ and LARRY PANTI y JIMENEZ, Accused. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICENTE BONGAT y TARIMAN, Appellant.

G.R. No. 184170 | 2011-02-02



FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:

On appeal is the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals dated 31 January 2008 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02610 affirming the Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Fifth Judicial Region, Branch 42, Virac, Catanduanes in Criminal Case Nos. 3097, 3098, 3099 and 3100 finding appellant Vicente Bongat y Tariman (Vicente) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape.


On 2 May 2001, appellant Vicente, together with 15-year old Jerwin Quintal y Beo (Jerwin), 16-year old Felipe Quintal y Abarquez (Felipe) and Larry Panti y Jimenez (Larry) were charged in an Information for Rape allegedly...