Facts: The Information in the case for Rape filed against BBB stated that AAA, the 8-year old victim, was his niece. Thus, the RTC convicted him of Statutory Rape. The CA affirmed the judgment,…
Tag: QUALIFIED RAPE
Adoption as qualifying circumstance in Rape…
May the accused, who is an adopted brother of the victim’s mother, be convicted of Qualified Sexual Assault: In XXX257134 v. People[1], the Court modified the penalty imposed on the accused, who…
Relevance of medical certificates in rape cases…
Medical certificate or lack of it. – “In a rape case, a medical certificate is only considered as “corroborative and is not an indispensable element in the prosecution of this case.”[1]…