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People vs. YYY258694 & XXX258694

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. YYY258694* AND XXX258694,* ACCUSED-APPELLANTS

G.R. No. 258694 | 2023-08-09

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves the Appeal[1] assailing the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 12283, which affirmed with modification the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court in Criminal Case No. R-MKT-18-00711-CR, finding YYY258694 and XXX258694 guilty of rape under paragraph 1 of Article 266-A, in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code.
 
YYY258694 and XXX258694 were charged with sexual abuse under Section 5(b), Article III of Republic Act No. 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act in an...