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People of the Philippines vs. Porferio Masagca, Jr. y Padilla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. PORFERIO MASAGCA, JR. y PADILLA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 184922 | 2011-02-23




THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:


On appeal is the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) affirming with modification the Judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Virac, Catanduanes finding Porferio Masagca, Jr. (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of three (3) counts of rape committed against his own daughter, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count.


THE FACTS


The appellant (a widower) and four of his children (including the private complainant [AAA]3) lived in Barangay Sto. Domingo, Virac, Catanduanes. At around seven o'clock on the evening of September 10, 2000, after his other...