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People vs. Brioso

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAIME BRIOSO ALIAS TALAP-TALAP, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 209344 | 2016-06-27

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal filed by accused-appellant Jaime Brioso (Brioso) assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), dated March 22, 2013, in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05234, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baler, Aurora, Branch 96, in Criminal Case No. 2795, finding Brioso guilty of the crime of statutory rape, in relation to Republic Act No. 7610 (RA 7610), and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

The antecedents are as follows:

Around 5 o'clock in the afternoon of May 31, 2001, the victim, AAA,[3] who was...