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People vs. Pusing

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDILBERTO PUSING Y TAMOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 208009 | 2016-07-11

R E S O L U T I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
When a female minor alleges rape, "she says in effect all that is necessary to mean that she has been raped."[1]

This resolves an appeal of a conviction for two (2) counts of qualified rape and one (1) count of child abuse of a minor.[2] AAA, a minor, is accused-appellant Edilberto Tamor Pusing's (Pusing) foster daughter.[3] She, her mother (Pusing's former live-in partner), and Pusing resided in his house.[4] After AAA's mother's death, Pusing took AAA in his custody.[5] Soon, Pusing had AAA's aunt, CCC, as his common-law spouse.[6] CCC is the...