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People Vs. Abon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus NELSON ABON Y NOVIDO, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 169245 | 2008-02-15

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

Of all so called heinous crimes,
none perhaps more deeply provokes feelings of outrage,
detestation and disgust than incestuous rape.[1]

-former Chief Justice Andres R. Narvasa

The credibility of the testimony of a young incestuous rape victim cannot be diminished by an unsupported allegation that she is mentally disturbed. Considering that family honor is at stake, a minor rape victim will not fabricate a story that she was raped by her own father unless it was true.

The Case

This is an automatic review of the June 6, 2005 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00507...