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Roland Ernest Marie Jose Spelmans Vs. Judge Gaydifredo T. Ocampo, Municipal Trial Court, Polomolok, South Cotabato

ROLAND ERNEST MARIE JOSE SPELMANS, Complainant, versus JUDGE GAYDIFREDO T. OCAMPO, Municipal Trial Court, Polomolok, South Cotabato, Respondent.

A.M. No. MTJ-07-1663 | 2010-03-26

DECISION


ABAD, J.:

This is a case about the improper conduct of an MTC judge who kept properties owned by the complainant while conducting a preliminary investigation.

The Facts and the Case

On April 8, 2006 complainant Roland Ernest Marie Jose Spelmans (Spelmans), a Belgian, filed before the Office of the Ombudsman, Mindanao, a complaint for theft and graft and corruption against respondent Municipal Trial Court (MTC) Judge Gaydifredo Ocampo (Judge Ocampo) of Polomolok, South Cotabato.[1]

Spelmans alleged in his affidavit that in 2002 his wife, Annalyn Villan (Villan), filed a complaint for theft against Joelito Rencio (Rencio)...