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People vs. Bagsic

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ROLANDO BAGSIC Y VALENZUELA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 218404 | 2017-12-13

D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision,[1] dated 30 June 2014, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 06043 which affirmed with modification the Joint Decision,[2] dated 30 January 2013, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 38, San Jose City (RTC), in Criminal Case Nos. 1515-09-SJC and 1516-09-SJC finding Rolando Bagsic y Valenzuela (accused-­appellant) guilty of rape by sexual assault and of statutory rape.
 
The Facts
 
On 21 July 2009, three Informations were filed before the RTC charging accused-appellant with one (1) count of statutory rape, one (1) count of rape by...