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PEOPLE vs ROBERTO PALERO y DELOS SANTOS

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBERTO PALERO y DELOS SANTOS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 138235 | 2001-05-10

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Despite the number of like cases elevated to this Court and their increasing frequency, the members of this Tribunal never cease to be appalled at the perversity and depravity each new case of incestuous rape brings. The figures could well be staggering but perhaps more jolting still are undeniable plights of numerous yet unknown victims which have yet to reach the courts. Fortunately, the case of herein private complainant will not be among the pageless incidents.

The proliferation of incestuous rape of minors, a crime which scrapes the bottom of the barrel of moral depravity is a revolting phenomenon.[1]...