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People vs. Padit

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICTOR P. PADIT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 202978 | 2016-02-01

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal filed by accused-appellant Victor P. Padit (Padit) assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), dated July 19, 2011, in CA-G.R. CEB-CR-H.C. No. 00888, which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Branch 3, in Criminal Case No. 2266, finding Padit guilty of the crime of rape.

The antecedents are as follows:

In the morning of May 5, 2006, the victim, AAA,[3] a four-year-old girl, was playing inside their house while her mother was looking after her younger brother. After a while, AAA went out...