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PEP vs Tomas Marcellana.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TOMAS MARCELLANA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137401-03 | 2002-02-06

RAPE

Facts:

- The accused-appellant was charged and convicted was charged and convicted of 3 counts of rape.

- He allegedly raped his daughter on separate occasions from 1992 to 1996. The victim was only 12 years old when the sexual assaults started.

- The incidents occurred, around 7 o'clock in the morning when the members of the Marcellana household were either in the field or in school.

- Accused would tie the hands and feet of her daughter to the posts of the bed and rape her.

Decision:

Three indications, allegedly upholding accused-appellants innocence, were laid down. First, accused-appellant points to the delay in reporting...