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People vs. Mendoza y Gaspar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGER MENDOZA Y GASPAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 239892 | 2020-06-10

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, C.J.:
 
This is an appeal of the Decision[1] dated January 22, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA), affirming the Judgment[2] dated November 17, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 102, Quezon City in Criminal Case Nos. GL-Q-13-180860-61, and finding Roger Mendoza y Gaspar, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of Rape under Article 266-A, par. 1(a) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8353.

The facts follow.

On December 25, 2011, around 7:00 p.m., private complainant AAA,[3] a thirteen...