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PEOPLE Vs. Carlos V. Dela Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CARLOS DELA CRUZ y VENANCIO alias "BOSYO", accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 75267 | 1990-09-10

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

There are not many crimes more morally repugnant than the sexual violation of a young child. This case involves such a crime: rape committed, with the bravado of evil, in a place dedicated to prayer and worship of the Supreme Being. Accused-appellant was charged with raping a 7-year old girl in Criminal Case No. SM-2219 in a complaint which read as follows:

"Criminal Complaint

The undersigned complainant, Marciano Venancio father of the minor, Brigida Venancio, accuses Carlos dela Cruz y Venancio alias 'Bosyo' of the crime of rape, penalized under the provisions of paragraph 3, Art. 335 of the Revised...