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People vs. Empuesto

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS EMPUESTO Y SOCATRE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 218245 | 2018-01-17

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
This resolves the appeal of accused-appellant Jesus Empuesto y Socatre (Empuesto) seeking the reversal and setting aside of the 5 September 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB CR HC No. 01680 which affirmed, with modification as to the award of damages, the 23 July 2012 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 52, Talibon, Bohol, finding him guilty of Rape under Art. 266-A 1(a) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended.
 
THE FACTS

In an Information[3] docketed as Crim. Case No....