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People of the Philippines Vs. Reynaldo Dela Torre

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,Appellee,versus REYNALDO DELA TORRE, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 176637 | 2008-10-06

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the 4 December 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00453. The Court of Appeals affirmed the 3 August 2001 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), National Capital Judicial Region, Parañaque City, Branch 259, in Criminal Case Nos. 98-1094 and 99-618 finding Reynaldo Dela Torre y Murillo (Dela Torre) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of rape.

The Facts

At around 9:00 p.m., on 13 November 1998, AAA,[3] who was then 11 years old, went out of the house to buy barbecue. On her way back to the house, Dela Torre called her and pulled her...