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    People OF THE Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROMEO G. Jalosjos, Accused-Appellant

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    This document discusses two court cases involving charges of rape. In the first case, Congressman Romeo Jalosjos was charged with statutory rape of a minor under 12 years old, as well as multiple acts of lasciviousness. The victim was exploited by her guardian for commercial sex. The court found Jalosjos guilty of rape. The second case involved Rene Siao forcing and intimidating two individuals at gunpoint to perform sexual acts, resulting in Siao being found guilty of rape by inducement. Both trials resulted in convictions for rape.

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    People OF THE Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ROMEO G. Jalosjos, Accused-Appellant

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    This document discusses two court cases involving charges of rape. In the first case, Congressman Romeo Jalosjos was charged with statutory rape of a minor under 12 years old, as well as multiple acts of lasciviousness. The victim was exploited by her guardian for commercial sex. The court found Jalosjos guilty of rape. The second case involved Rene Siao forcing and intimidating two individuals at gunpoint to perform sexual acts, resulting in Siao being found guilty of rape by inducement. Both trials resulted in convictions for rape.

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    PEOPLE OF THE

    PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-
    appellee, vs. ROMEO G.
    JALOSJOS,
    accused-appellant.

    Facts:

    The victim of rape in


    this case was a minor below
    twelve (12) years of age,
    who herself narrated the
    shameful details of the
    dastardly act against her
    virtue. The victim was
    peddled for commercial sex
    by her own guardian whom
    she treated as a foster
    father. Because the
    complainant was a willing
    victim, the acts of rape
    were preceded by several
    acts of lasciviousness on
    distinctly separate
    occasions. The accused was
    then Congressman Romeo
    Jalosjos who, inspite of his
    having been charged and
    convicted by the trial court
    for statutory rape, was still
    re-elected to his
    congressional office. On
    December 16, 1996, two (2)
    informations for the crime
    of statutory rape and
    twelve (12) for acts of
    lasciviousness, were filed
    against accused-appellant.

    The victim, Maria Rosilyn,


    grew up in a two-storey
    apartment in Pasay City
    under the care of Simplicio
    Delantar, whom she
    treated as her own father.
    Simplicio was a fifty-six
    year old homosexual whose
    ostensible source of income
    was selling longganiza and
    tocino and accepting
    boarders at his house. He,
    however, was also engaged
    in the skin trade as a pimp.

    Rosilyn ran away


    from home with the help of
    one of their boarders. They
    went tothe Pasay City
    Police where she executed
    a sworn statement against
    Simplicio Delantar. Rosilyn
    was thereafter taken to
    the custody of the
    Department of Social
    Welfare and Development
    (DSWD).The National
    Bureau of Investigation
    (NBI) conducted an
    investigation, which
    eventually led to the filing
    of criminal charges against
    accused-appellant He was
    also convicted on six (6)
    counts of acts of
    lasciviousness.

    Issue:
    WHETHER OR NOT THE
    TRIAL COURT
    GRIEVOUSLY ERRED IN
    FINDING THAT RAPE
    WAS COMMITTED
    AGAINST THE PRIVATE
    COMPLAINANT.

    Held:

    No. In this case


    statutory rape was
    committed in People v.
    Campuhan, we explained
    that the phrase, "the mere
    touching of the external
    genitalia by the penis
    capable of consummating
    the sexual act is sufficient
    to constitute carnal
    knowledge. The inevitable
    contact between accused-
    appellant's penis, and at
    the very least, the labia of
    the pudendum of Rosilyn,
    was confirmed when she
    felt pain inside her vagina
    when the "idiniin" part of
    accused-appellant's sex
    ritual was performed.
    At the time of
    commission of the crimes
    complained of herein in
    1996, statutory rape was
    penalized under Section 11
    of R.A. 7659, which
    amended Article 335 of
    the Revised Penal Code, to
    wit: When and how rape is
    committed. — Rape is
    committed by having carnal
    knowledge of a woman
    under any of the following
    circumstances: 1. By using
    force or intimidation; 2.
    When the woman is
    deprived of reason or
    otherwise unconscious; and
    3. When the woman is
    under twelve years of age
    or is demented
    People vs. Cabalquinto
    PEOPLE VS SIAO
    FACTS

    Accused-appellant Rene
    Siao together with Reylan
    Gimena were charged
    before the Regional Trial
    Court of the City of Cebu
    with the crime of rape. It
    is alleged that Ester
    Raymundo and Reylan
    Gimena were forced and
    intimidated at gunpoint by
    accused-appellant Rene
    Siao to have carnal
    knowledge of each other.
    Rene Siao called Reylan
    Gimena inside the womens
    quarter. After Rene Siao
    closed the door, he told
    Reylan, "Reylan, birahi si
    Ester". Since Reylan was at
    a loss as to what to do,
    Rene Siao commanded
    Ester at gunpoint to "suck
    (um-um) the penis" of
    Reylan Gimena. Both
    [13]

    Reylan and Ester


    performed the sexual act
    because they were afraid
    they will be killed.
    Thereafter, accused-
    appellant commanded
    Reylan to rape Ester in
    three (3) different
    positions, pointing the
    handgun at them the whole
    time.

    ISSUE

    Whether or not Siao is


    guilty of crime of rape by
    inducement
    RULING

    Yes. Rene Siao forced


    and intimidated at gunpoint
    Ester Raymundo and Reylan
    Gimena to have carnal
    knowledge of each other,
    we are convinced that the
    same has been adequately
    proved by the prosecutions
    evidence. Even as under
    settled jurisprudence, the
    evidence for conviction
    must be clear and
    convincing to overcome the
    constitutional presumption
    of innocence, we find the
    straightforward, consistent
    and candid manner in which
    Ester Raymundo related
    her harrowing experience
    in the hands of accused-
    appellant as bearing all the
    earmarks of verity. Not
    only that, the
    corroborative testimony of
    Reylan Gimena was
    consistent in material
    respects with that of Ester
    Raymundo.

    The testimony of Ester and


    Reylan were assessed by
    the trial court to be
    credible. Unless certain
    facts of substance and
    value were overlooked
    which, if considered, might
    affect the result of the
    case, its assessment must
    be respected for it had the
    opportunity to observe the
    conduct and demeanor of
    the witnesses while
    testifying and detect if
    they are lying.[14] We find
    no reason to deviate from
    the findings of the trial
    court. If their story had
    only been contrived, Ester
    and Reylan would not have
    been composed and
    consistent in the face of
    such intens
    PEOPLE OF THE
    PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-
    appellee, vs. ROMEO G.
    JALOSJOS,
    accused-appellant.
    Facts:

    The victim of rape in


    this case was a minor below
    twelve (12) years of age,
    who herself narrated the
    shameful details of the
    dastardly act against her
    virtue. The victim was
    peddled for commercial sex
    by her own guardian whom
    she treated as a foster
    father. Because the
    complainant was a willing
    victim, the acts of rape
    were preceded by several
    acts of lasciviousness on
    distinctly separate
    occasions. The accused was
    then Congressman Romeo
    Jalosjos who, inspite of his
    having been charged and
    convicted by the trial court
    for statutory rape, was still
    re-elected to his
    congressional office. On
    December 16, 1996, two (2)
    informations for the crime
    of statutory rape and
    twelve (12) for acts of
    lasciviousness, were filed
    against accused-appellant.

    The victim, Maria Rosilyn,


    grew up in a two-storey
    apartment in Pasay City
    under the care of Simplicio
    Delantar, whom she
    treated as her own father.
    Simplicio was a fifty-six
    year old homosexual whose
    ostensible source of income
    was selling longganiza and
    tocino and accepting
    boarders at his house. He,
    however, was also engaged
    in the skin trade as a pimp.
    Rosilyn ran away
    from home with the help of
    one of their boarders. They
    went tothe Pasay City
    Police where she executed
    a sworn statement against
    Simplicio Delantar. Rosilyn
    was thereafter taken to
    the custody of the
    Department of Social
    Welfare and Development
    (DSWD).The National
    Bureau of Investigation
    (NBI) conducted an
    investigation, which
    eventually led to the filing
    of criminal charges against
    accused-appellant He was
    also convicted on six (6)
    counts of acts of
    lasciviousness.

    PEOPLE OF THE
    PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-
    appellee, vs. ROMEO G.
    JALOSJOS,
    accused-appellant.

    Facts:

    The victim of rape in


    this case was a minor below
    twelve (12) years of age,
    who herself narrated the
    shameful details of the
    dastardly act against her
    virtue. The victim was
    peddled for commercial sex
    by her own guardian whom
    she treated as a foster
    father. Because the
    complainant was a willing
    victim, the acts of rape
    were preceded by several
    acts of lasciviousness on
    distinctly separate
    occasions. The accused was
    then Congressman Romeo
    Jalosjos who, inspite of his
    having been charged and
    convicted by the trial court
    for statutory rape, was still
    re-elected to his
    congressional office. On
    December 16, 1996, two (2)
    informations for the crime
    of statutory rape and
    twelve (12) for acts of
    lasciviousness, were filed
    against accused-appellant.

    The victim, Maria Rosilyn,


    grew up in a two-storey
    apartment in Pasay City
    under the care of Simplicio
    Delantar, whom she
    treated as her own father.
    Simplicio was a fifty-six
    year old homosexual whose
    ostensible source of income
    was selling longganiza and
    tocino and accepting
    boarders at his house. He,
    however, was also engaged
    in the skin trade as a pimp.

    Rosilyn ran away


    from home with the help of
    one of their boarders. They
    went tothe Pasay City
    Police where she executed
    a sworn statement against
    Simplicio Delantar. Rosilyn
    was thereafter taken to
    the custody of the
    Department of Social
    Welfare and Development
    (DSWD).The National
    Bureau of Investigation
    (NBI) conducted an
    investigation, which
    eventually led to the filing
    of criminal charges against
    accused-appellant He was
    also convicted on six (6)
    counts of acts of
    lasciviousness.

    Issue:
    WHETHER OR NOT THE
    TRIAL COURT
    GRIEVOUSLY ERRED IN
    FINDING THAT RAPE
    WAS COMMITTED
    AGAINST THE PRIVATE
    COMPLAINANT.
    Held:

    No. In this case


    statutory rape was
    committed in People v.
    Campuhan, we explained
    that the phrase, "the mere
    touching of the external
    genitalia by the penis
    capable of consummating
    the sexual act is sufficient
    to constitute carnal
    knowledge. The inevitable
    contact between accused-
    appellant's penis, and at
    the very least, the labia of
    the pudendum of Rosilyn,
    was confirmed when she
    felt pain inside her vagina
    when the "idiniin" part of
    accused-appellant's sex
    ritual was performed.
    At the time of
    commission of the crimes
    complained of herein in
    1996, statutory rape was
    penalized under Section 11
    of R.A. 7659, which
    amended Article 335 of
    the Revised Penal Code, to
    wit: When and how rape is
    committed. — Rape is
    committed by having carnal
    knowledge of a woman
    under any of the following
    circumstances: 1. By using
    force or intimidation; 2.
    When the woman is
    deprived of reason or
    otherwise unconscious; and
    3. When the woman is
    under twelve years of age
    or is demented

    People vs. Cabalquinto


    Issue:
    WHETHER OR NOT THE
    TRIAL COURT
    GRIEVOUSLY ERRED IN
    FINDING THAT RAPE
    WAS COMMITTED
    AGAINST THE PRIVATE
    COMPLAINANT.

    Held:
    No. In this case
    statutory rape was
    committed in People v.
    Campuhan, we explained
    that the phrase, "the mere
    touching of the external
    genitalia by the penis
    capable of consummating
    the sexual act is sufficient
    to constitute carnal
    knowledge. The inevitable
    contact between accused-
    appellant's penis, and at
    the very least, the labia of
    the pudendum of Rosilyn,
    was confirmed when she
    felt pain inside her vagina
    when the "idiniin" part of
    accused-appellant's sex
    ritual was performed.
    At the time of
    commission of the crimes
    complained of herein in
    1996, statutory rape was
    penalized under Section 11
    of R.A. 7659, which
    amended Article 335 of
    the Revised Penal Code, to
    wit: When and how rape is
    committed. — Rape is
    committed by having carnal
    knowledge of a woman
    under any of the following
    circumstances: 1. By using
    force or intimidation; 2.
    When the woman is
    deprived of reason or
    otherwise unconscious; and
    3. When the woman is
    under twelve years of age
    or is demented

    People vs. Cabalquinto


    e and lengthy
    interrogation.

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