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People vs. Talib-og

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANDRES TALIB-OG Y TUGANAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 238112 | 2018-12-05

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated December 15, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01536-MIN, affirming with modification the Joint Judgment[2] dated April 20, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Dipolog City, Branch 7, in Criminal Case Nos. 12890, 13001, 13002 and 13003, finding accused-appellant Andres Talib-og y Tuganan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of rape by sexual assault and two (2) counts of statutory rape, committed against AAA,[3] a ten­-year old girl.
 
The Antecedent Facts

On December 4, 2004, accused-appellant was charged...