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People vs. Sariego

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. REMAN SARIEGO, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 203322 | 2016-02-24

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated December 9, 2011 of the Court Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR-H.C. No. 00721, which affirmed the Judgment[2] dated September 14, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), 7th Judicial Region, Branch 14, Cebu City, in Criminal Case Nos. CBU-61972-73 for rape.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

In two (2) separate informations, appellant Reman Sariego was charged with two (2) counts of the crime of rape, committed by having carnal knowledge of his own daughter, AAA,[3] a 17-year-old girl, against her will and to her damage and prejudice, the...