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RICHARD RICALDE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

RICHARD RICALDE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 211002 | 2015-01-21

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Even men can become victims of rape.
 
Before us is a criminal case for rape through sexual assault committed against a 10-year-old boy.  Accused Richard Ricalde (Ricalde) was charged with rape as described under the second paragraph of Section 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, committed “[b]y any person who, under any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 hereof, shall commit an act of sexual assault by inserting his penis into another person’s mouth or anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person.”...