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People vs. Adajar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PIERRE ADAJAR Y TISON @ SIR PAUL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 231306 | 2019-06-17

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
For consideration of the Court is the appeal of the Decision[1] dated September 24, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06550 which affirmed, with modification, the Decision[2] dated December 9, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of xxxxxxxxxxx, finding accused-appellant Pierre T. Adajar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of four (4) counts of rape under Article 266-A, paragraphs (1) and (2), and Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

The antecedent facts are as follows.

In four (4) separate Informations, Adajar was charged with four (4) counts of rape under...