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PEOPLE vs Love Joy De Guzman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LOVE JOY DE GUZMAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 140333-34 | 2001-12-11

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Lust is no respecter of time or place. Neither is it deterred by age nor relationship and there is no better illustration of its despicability than incestuous rape. This case is another odious example.

Accused Love Joy De Guzman was charged with two (2) counts of statutory rape in Criminal Cases Nos. 99-564[1] and 99-565[2] allegedly committed against his seven-year old niece Geneva Daugherty.

The Information in Criminal Case No. 99-564 alleges -

That sometime in the month of December 1998, in the City of Angeles, Philippines, and with in the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused,...