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People vs. YYY

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. YYY,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 252865 | 2021-08-04

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated October 1, 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 11075 which affirmed the Decision[3] dated February 13, 2018 of Branch 63, Regional Trial Court (RTC), xxxxxxxx, Camarines Sur finding YYY (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of four counts of Statutory Rape.
 
The Antecedents

The instant case stemmed from five separate Informations docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 09-1411, 09-1412, 09-1413, 09-1414, and 09-1415 filed before the RTC charging accused-appellant with five...