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People vs. Entrampas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUANITO ENTRAMPAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 212161 | 2017-03-29

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
This is a tragic story resulting from an act of depravity: an 11-year old girl gave birth to a child after she was repeatedly raped by the common-law husband of her biological mother. 

This is an appeal from a conviction for two (2) counts of statutory rape.

We emphatically affirm the conviction.

The setting of this case is in a rural sitio of Barangay Bawod, San Isidro, Leyte.[1] It is far from the urban centers where courts sit, but it is a place where the writs shaped by the rule of law can still provide succor.

Accused-appellant Juanita Entrampas (Entrampas) and BBB were common-law spouses.[2]...