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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RODEL SINGSON, APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RODEL SINGSON, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 194719 | 2011-09-14

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

ABAD, J.:

In this rape case, when the victim's mother got home and found her daughter's bedroom locked, she looked for the key, opened her daughter's bedroom with it, and found her naked in bed with the accused hiding underneath it.

The Facts and the Case
 
The Provincial Prosecutor of Cabarroguis, Quirino, charged the accused Rodel Singson with rape before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of that province[1] in Criminal Case 1841.
 
MJ[2] testified that, through text messages by mobile phones, Rodel became her boyfriend and their relation lasted from January to September 2003.  But...