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People vs. CCC

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CCC,[1] APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 228822 | 2019-06-19

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

On appeal is the 22 June 2016 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06686 which affirmed with modification the 20 August 2013 Consolidated Decision[3] of Branch 81 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Romblon, Romblon, in Criminal Case Nos. 2566, 2567, 2568 and 2569, finding appellant CCC guilty beyond reasonable doubt of four (4) counts of rape.
 
The Facts
 
CCC was charged with the crime of rape in four Informations, as follows:
 
Criminal Case No. 2566

That on or about the 7th day of January 2004, at around 10:00 o'clock in the evening, in...