36. People v Fontanilla G.R. No. L-25354 June 28, 1968

36. People v Fontanilla

G.R. No. L-25354

June 28, 1968 •

Appeal fo! a "u#$!ent of t%e &' of (an Fenan#o, La )nion 'a*to J. FA'+( n (epte!e, 196/ Fe 'a*to, t%en a 150o, a* ou$%t 0 %e !ot%e to t%e %ou*e of t%e &aiano Fontanilla an# %i* *eon# ife, &a$#alena 'opio, a *i*te of t%e o!plainin$ itne** !ot%e, to *eve a* a %elpe.

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Fo! (epte!e to *%otl0 efoe '%i*t!a* of ee !e, 196/, &aiano *uee#e# in %avin$ *e it% %e epeate#l0. (%e te*tifie# t%at *%e a* in#ue# 0 %i* po!i*e* of !aia$e an# fi$%tene# 0 %i* at* of inti!i#ation

'a*to tie #ail0. +%e in*tant a*e a* file# a$ain*t %i! upon t%e !alevolent in*ti$ation of one Avelino Gapa*in, an unle of Fe 'a*to, %o iel#e# *ton$ influene ove %e, a##in$ t%at t%e o!plainant %e*elf a* enviou* of %i* 7Fontanilla* %il#en of t%e fi*t !aia$e %o eeive# *o!e *ala0 fo! t%ei e!plo0!ent. Fe* te*ti!on0 #oe* not !eit e#ene eau*e it i* %a;0 an# *elfonta#ito0. f it i* tue t%at %e epeate#l0 po!i*e# to !a0 %e in o#e to #eeive %e into *u!ittin$ to %i* anal #e*i$n*, %0 #i# t%e latte alle$e#l0 on*ent to t%e ontinuane of t%ei illiit liai*on even afte it a* evi#ent t%at %e oul# not fulfill %i* po!i*e to !a0 %e< A *ituation lie t%i* o#e* on t%e ine#ile an# *u$$e*t* t%at t%ee a* atuall0 no po!i*e of !aia$e an# on*euentl0 t%ee a* no e*ultant anal elation eteen %i! an# t%e o!plainin$ o!an.

+%e fi*t *eual inteou*e it% %e a* in (epte!e, aout a ee afte %e +%i* alle$ation a* in#ietl0 oooate# 0 &a0o Antonio Auino of (an aival. +%e au*e# intu#e# into %e e#oo!, plae# %i!*elf on top of %e  Juan, La )nion, %o te*tifie# t%at %e en#eavoe# to *ettle t%e a*e 0 popo*in$ popo*in$ an# fon#le# %e nipple*. t%at t%e au*e# pa0 P5/ %i% a* #ue to Fe 'a*to a* %e *%ae in t%e ultivation of toao, ut t%e o!plainin$ itne** t%ou$% Avelino Gapa*in (%e al*o #elae# t%at pio to t%i* ini#ent, t%e au*e# %a# !a#e a!oou* efu*e# t%e offe an# t%e latte t%en in*inuate# t%at t%e a!ount of P2,/// ovetue* an# a#vane* toa# %e. Au*e# a* al*o $ivin$ %e !one0. *%oul# e pai#, %i% *u! %e elieve# oul# e *uffiient epaation fo =t%e %ono #e*to0e#.= n ee!e, %e aunt, t%e ife of t%e au*e#, au$%t t%e! in fla$ante on t%e it%en floo. +%e folloin$ #a0 *%e etune# to %e paent*, an# eveale# &a$#alena 'opio oooate# %e %u*an#* *tate!ent. eve0t%in$ to %e !ot%e to #a0* late. +%e0 in#ul$e# in *eual inteou*e onl0 one a ee. uin$ t%e t%ee !ont%* t%at Fe 'a*to *ta0e# it% t%e!, t%ee a* no &aiano Fontanilla a* po*eute# in t%e "u*tie of t%e peae out 7no unu*ual ini#ent o *eual elation eteen %e %u*an# an# %e niee. !uniipal out of (an Fenan#o, La )nion fo ualifie# *e#ution. Neve au$%t t%e au*e# in a o!po!i*in$ *ituation it% t%e offen#e# pat0. Fontanilla* #efen*e (%e *lept e$ulal0 fo! >// p.!. to 12// !i#ni$%t, afte %i% *%e Fe 'a*to atuall0 live# in %i* %ou*e not a* a %elpe, ut a* t%ei on *el#o! oul# $o a to *leep, an# t%at *%e a* ea*il0 aaene# 0 t%e %il#. *li$%te*t noi*e. +%ee a* neve an oa*ion #uin$ %i% %e oul# %ave taen :e %u*an# *lept it% %e in t%e *a!e e# eve0 ni$%t. a#vanta$e of t%e %a*tit0 of %i* a#, eau*e at ni$%t %e oo! a* loe# an# #uin$ t%e #a0 %e a* out in t%e fa!. &' :e a* foun# $uilt0 e0on# ea*onale #out. :i* *eual apailitie* %a# ane# on*i#eal0 a* %e a* alea#0 52 0o. t a* i!po**ile fo %i! to %ave in#ul$e# in *eual inteou*e it% Fe •

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Fontanilla appeale# to t%e 'A %i% *u*euentl0 etifie# t%e a*e to t%e (' in %e *on *tate!ent a e*olution on t%e $oun# t%at t%e "ui*#ition of t%e out a uo, inte alia, a* A. D eau*e  a* e$innin$ to lie %i! an# en"o0 t%i* *eual inteou*e. in i**ue. 75 Gantin$ t%at no po!i*e a* !a#e , it i* nevet%ele** *ettle# t%at #eeit, WON Mariano Fontanilla is guilty of qualified seduction alt%ou$% an e**ential ele!ent of o#ina0 o *i!ple *e#ution, does not need :el# ?e* to be proved or established in a charge of qualified seduction . t i* eplae# 71 'o!plainant* te*ti!on0, in #iet a* ell a* in o**-ea!ination, i* 0 au*e of onfi#ene. entitle# to e**ential e#ene. (%e #elae# t%at Fontanilla %a# anal E%en t%e offen#e i* a puli offie, a pie*t o !ini*te, a *evant, #o!e*ti, nole#$e of %e one ni$%t in (epte!e, 196/, an# t%at *ine t%en up to tuto, tea%e, o un#e an0 title i* in %a$e of t%e e#uation o eepin$ of t%e ee!e of t%e *a!e 0ea, Fontanilla %a# *eual inteou*e it% %e offen#e# o!an, a* in t%e pe*ent a*e, t%e at i* puni*%ale alt%ou$% fau# o epeate#l0, *o!eti!e* at ni$%t. *o!eti!e* in t%e #a0ti!e, ut ala0* %en %i* #eeit !a0 not %ave een u*e# o, if e!plo0e#, %a* not een pove#. ife a* a*leep o aa0. (i$nifiantl0, onvinin$ poof of t%e fi*t *eual +%e *e#ution of a vi$in ove telve an# un#e ei$%teen 0ea* of a$e, inteou*e oul# *uffie to affi! t%e onvition of t%e appellant it%out o!!itte# 0 an0 of t%e pe*on* enu!eate# in at. 33> =i* on*titutive of t%e nee**it0 of povin$ t%e *u*euent in*tane* of anal liai*on. i!e of ualifie# *e#ution ... even t%ou$% no #eeit intevene* o even %en *u% anal nole#$e ee volunta0 on t%e pat of t%e vi$in, eau*e in *u% 72 Fontanilla* ontention t%at Fe 'a*to %a* !alevolent an# ulteio !otive* a a*e, t%e la tae* fo $ante# t%e ei*tene of t%e #eeit a* an inte$al fo filin$ t%i* a*e a $ain*t %i! i* a fli!*0 ationali;ation %i% t%e au*e#, ele!ent of t%e *ai# i!e an# puni*%e* it it% $eate *eveit0 t%an it #oe* t%e *i$nifiantl0, #i# not even atte!pt to *u*tantiate. *i!ple *e#ution ... tain$ into aount t%e au*e of onfi#ene on t%e pat of t%e a$ent 7ulpit, an au*e of onfi#ene %i% i!plie* #eeit o fau#. 73 Gapa*in* o"etion to t%e popo*e# o!po!i*e #oe* not pove t%at %e in#ue# t%e viti! to #enoune Fontanilla in out. @n t%e onta0, fo! t%e 76 t i* one#e# t%at t%e te*ti!on0 of Fe 'a*to *uffe* fo! *o!e atuation* of Gapa*in it an e infee# t%at %e a* "u*t t0in$ to potet t%e inon*i*tenie* t%e*e, %oeve, oul# e attiute# to %e !inoit0 7*%e a* intee*t of %i* niee %o a* offee# *o !ea$e an a!ount a* *ettle!ent fo an ael0 16 0ea* ol# at t%e ti!e of t%e tial, la of e#uation 7*%e %a# ea%e# offen*e %i% au*e# t%e latte t%e ie#ee!ale lo** of %e vi$init0. onl0 $a#e , peeptil0 lo intelli$ene, an# to t%e un#e*tan#ale patialit0 of a liti$ant to %e au*e. Fut%e!oe, it i* on eo# t%at pio to t%e ovetue* at *ettle!ent, t%e Fe %a# alea#0 $one to t%e offie of t%e povinial fi*al of La )nion to file %a$e* 7> Re no oa*ion a$ain*t Fontanilla. Auino %i!*elf a#!itte# upon o**-ea!ination t%at %e %a# +%e appellant al*o a#!itte# t%at %eneve %i* ife ent to !aet *%e oul# eue*te# Fi*al 'i*o$ono auti*ta to po*tpone t%e filin$ of t%e o!plaint to e aa0 fo to o t%ee %ou*. :e %a*tene# to a##, %oeve, t%at ea% ti!e %i* enale %i! to *ettle t%e a*e, an# t%at t%e popo*e# o!po!i*e a* %i* i#ea ife left fo t%e !aet *%e a#vi*e# Fe 'a*to to *ta0 it% t%ei nei$%o. an# !a#e upon %i* on initiative. +%i* a#!i**ion *%o* t%at t%e filin$ of t%e Gantin$ t%at Fe 'a*to oul# eall0 $o to t%ei nei$%o* plae %i% a* onl0 in*tant a*e pee#e#, an# a* not #ue to, t%e failue of t%e alle$e# popo*e# five !ete* aa0 fo! t %ei %ou*e, it i* not i!poale t%at Fontanilla oul# o!po!i*e. all %e a one %i* ife %a# left. 74 Re Bine#ile *to0C 78 Re *eual poe** +%i* =unt%inale= *ituation pointe# out 0 t%e appellant a* uite ea*onal0  =a0 an# ni$%t.= an*e of t%e o!plainant annot e intepete# to !ean t%at eplaine# 0 t%e o!plainant in a fan, aleit e!aa**in$, epl0 ontaine# in t%e0 %a# *eual inteou*e tie #ail0 7one in t%e #a0ti!e an# anot%e at

ni$%t, fo *ai# *tate!ent a* in epl0 to a ue*tion it% e*pet to t%e ti!e %en t%e0 en$a$e# in anal inteou*e an# not t%e feuen0 of t%ei illiit love !ain$. n t%e *eon# plae, t%ee i* a pe*u!ption t%at an a#ult !ale %a* no!al poe* of viilit0 an# t%e u#en of povin$ t%e onta0 e*t* on t%e pat0 a**etin$ it. +%e #elaation* of Fontanilla an# %i* ife on t%e fo!e* alle$e# eaenin$ poten0 ae not *uffiient to eut t%i* pe*u!ption. 79 . Gueeo te*tifie# t%at t%e %0!en of Fe 'a*to *%oe# =ino!plete %eale# laeation* at 9  3 olo po*ition* on t%e fae of a at%, e#$e* of %i% ae *%ap an# ea*il0 oaptale.= :e eplaine# t%at %eale# laeation* oul# *u$$e*t t%at t%e in"u0 %appene# *i !ont%*, !oe o le**, pio to t%e #ate of ea!ination. n t%e a*e at a, *ine pe !e#ial fin#in$* t%e %0!en of t%e o!plainant *%oe# =ino!plete %eale# laeation*,= t%en t%i* fat oul# in#iate t%at t%e in"u0 oue# le** t%an *i !ont%* efoe Feua0 12, 1961, t%e #ate of t%e !e#ial ea!ination of Fe 'a*to. (i$nifiantl0, *ai# peio# oe*pon#* to t%e ti!e %en Fe 'a*to *ta0e# a* a %elpe in t%e %ou*e of t%e Fontanilla *pou*e*. t i* al*o lea fo! t%e #oto* te*ti!on0 t%at Fe 'a*to %a# epeiene# nu!eou* #i*tint at* of *eual inteou*e, a fat %i% affi!* %e lai! t%at t%e appellant %a# anal nole#$e of %e epeate#l0 #uin$ %e t%ee-!ont% *ta0 in %i* %ou*e. +%ee i* no evi#ene on eo# t%at Fe 'a*to a* un%a*te pio to %e livin$ it% t%e Fontanilla *pou*e*. (u% ein$ t%e  a*e, %e vi$init0 efoe *%e a* *e#ue# 0 t%e appellant !u*t e pe*u!e#. Pe*u!ption of a o!an* vi$init0 ai*e* %eneve it i* *%on t%at *%e i* *in$le, an# ontinue* until ovet%on 0 poof to t%e onta0.8 +%i* i* in ao# it% t%e pe*u!ption of innoene %i% =inlu#e*, al*o, t%at of !oalit0 an# #een0, an#, a* a on*euene, of %a*tit0. H'(@N &'* #ei*ion affi!e#, !o#ifie# t%e !#.