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People of the Philippines Vs. Antonio Venturina

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, - versus- ANTONIO VENTURINA, Appellant.

G.R. No. 183097 | 2012-09-12

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 


DEL CASTILLO, J.: 

As a last resor to gain a reversal of his conviction, Antonino Venturina (appellant) is now before this Court challenging the October 23, 2007 Decision' of the Coun of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01106, which affirmed with modilication the May 12, 2005 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 85, Malolos, Bulacan, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of rape.

The prosecution's version of the incident as summarized by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and adopted by the appellate court is as follows:

On April 24, 2002, complainant, [AAA],3...