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People vs. Salen

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. PIO SALEN, JR. Y SENA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 231013 | 2020-01-29

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
A man who forces himself on a woman is a criminal.
 
We shudder at the utter lack of remorse from a man who, after having beaten up and violated an unsuspecting woman—one who simply wanted a jeepney ride to work—topped it off by robbing her. That is sheer evil.
 
The accused here assails the victim's story by suspecting how she did not attempt to alight from the jeepney he drove, when she had had multiple chances.
 
Survivors of such cruelty must not be blamed for any action, or lack thereof, when suddenly forced to respond to threat. A rapist is a rapist,...