Rape Case

G.R. No. L-48625

June 29, 1984

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plan!"-appellee, #$. %H&RLIE &GRIP&, 'e(en'an!-appellan!. T)e Sol*!o+ Gene+al (o+ plan!"-appellee. Roulo L. R*a(o+! (o+ 'e(en'an!-appellan!. FERN&NO, %.J. & p+o$e*u!on (o+ +ape n#a+a/l0 el*!$ !)e $0pa!)0 o( !)$ %ou+! (o+ !)e *oplanan!, u*) o+e $o )en $)e $ u!e 0oun3. T)a! $ !o /e epe*!e' (o+, ( p+o#en, !)e a$$aul! on !)e '3n!0 an' )ono+ o( a )uan /en3 $ no! !o /e !ole+a!e' o+ *oun!enan*e'. I! *all$ (o+ $e#e+e *on'ena!on. Fo+ $u*) a *oplan!, )oe#e+, !o p+o$pe+ an' !)e a**u$e' !o /e *on#*!e', !)e la  an' u!e +3)!l0 a! !)a!  epe*!$ p+oo( o( !)e o$! $a!$(a*!o+0 *)a+a*!e+. In !)e 'e*$on +en'e+e' a 'a0 a3o /0 !)$ %ou+!, People #. )a$a, 1 !)e opnon /en3 penne' /0 Ju$!*e Gu!e++e7, J+., !)e+e $ !)$ !e+$e /u! a**u+a!e $ua!on o( !)e p+e#aln3 'o*!+ne T)e *+e o( +ape $ no! !o /e p+e$ue'. %on$en!, an' no! p)0$*al (o+*e, $ !)e *oon o+3n o( !)e a*!$ /e!een an an' oan. T)e o+al *on#*!on !)a! a0 $e+#e a$ /a$$ o( a n'n3 o( 3ul! n *+nal *a$e$ $ !)a! )*) $ !)e lo3*al an' ne#!a/le +e$ul! o( !)e e#'en*e on +e*o+', e*lu$#e o( an0 *on$'e+a!on. S)o+! o( !)$, ! $ no! onl0 !)e +3)! o( !)e a**u$e' !o /e (+ee', ! $ e#en o+e ou+ *on$!!u!onal 'u!0 !o a*u! ). 2 I! $ (+o !)a! $!an'pon! !)a! !)$ appeal (+o a *on#*!on o( +ape u$! /e :u'3e'. T)e pl3)! o( *oplanan! &l*a en!a3 $, o( *ou+$e, !o /e 'eplo+e'. None!)ele$$, a $ea+*)n3 an' *a+e(ul $!u'0 o( !)e e#'en*e o( +e*o+' *anno! :u$!(0 a n'n3 o( 3ul!. T)e +eu$!e $!an'a+' (o+ $u*) a *on*lu$on )a$ no! /een e!; !)e *on$!!u!onal p+e$up!on o( nno*en*e < )a$ no! /een o#e+*oe. &$ ll /e eplane', !)e *on#*!on *anno! /e $u$!ane'. =e $!a+! !) !)e e#'en*e a$ o"e+e' /0 !)e *oplanan! )e+$el(. %oplanan!, !)en (!een 0ea+$ o( a3e, )a#n3 /een /o+n on No#e/e+ 28, 1961, 4 a$ a! a+a3a %)u+*) on !)e e#enn3 o( O*!o/e+ 2>, 19?6. 5 S)e a!!en'e' a$$. 6 S)e a$ n an un)app0 (+ae o( n', (eeln3 'eepl0 )u+! /0 !)e $*ol'n3 o( )e+ pa+en!$ ea+l0 !)a! o+nn3. ? S)e le(! )e+ )ou$e !o 3o !o !)e #ne =o+' H3) S*)ool )e+e $)e a$ a $!u'en!, /u! $)e '' no! e#en !a@e )e+ lun*). 8 S)e $!a0e' un!l a/ou! 5 n !)e a(!e+noon. 9 S)e !)en en! !o !)e a+a3a %)u+*). 1> Feeln3 $!ll u!e 'ep+e$$e', $)e en!e+!ane' !)ou3)!$ o( *o!!n3 $u*'e. 11 Fo+!una!el0, !)e+e a$ an el'e+l0 an )o on no!*n3 )e+ !+ou/le' $!a!e o( n', a'#$e' )e+ a3an$! ! /e*au$e ! $ a /a' !)n3. 12 H$ o+'$ *au$e' )e+ !o 3o /a*@ !o *)u+*) !o p+a0. 1< =)en $)e le(! !)e *)u+*), !o en, )o $)e no!*e' e0en3 )e+ ea+le+, (olloe' )e+. 14 T)e0 a$@e' (o+ )e+ nae; $)e '' no! an$e+, (o+ !)e0 e+e $!+an3e+$. 15 S)e '' no! @no !)en S)e la!e+ (oun' ou! !)a! !)e0 e+e Roeo Pale7a an' %)a+le &3+pa. 16 S)e en! /a*@ !o *)u+*). T)en, a(!e+ a )le, $)e le(!. T)e !o pulle' )e+, one on ea*) )an'. 1? T)e0 !ol' )e+ no! !o $)ou!, /e*au$e ( $)e $)ou!e' !)e0 ll @ll )e+. 18 I! a$ appellan! %)a+le &3+pa )o a'e !)e a+nn3 o+ !)+ea!,

)*) ne' )e+ !) (ea+. 19 T)e0 @ep! pulln3 )e+ !oa+'$ !)e /a*@ o( a /3 )ou$e. 2> One o( !)e, Roeo Pale7a, $a' !)a! $)e $)oul' $leep n !)e )ou$e /e*au$e )e )a$ al$o a $$!e+ !)e+e an' )$ o!)e+. 21 S)e '' no! a3+ee. 22 S)e a$ pulle' !o a pla*e )e+e !)e+e a+e /anana plan!$ an' 3+a$$e$, !)e '$!an*e o( )*) $ a/ou! 2> !o e!e+$ aa0. 2< =)le Pale7a a$ +eo#n3 )$ !ee-$)+! $)e +an aa0. 24 He *)a$e' )e+ an' a$ a/le !o *a!*) up !) )e+. 25 He @ep! on @$$n3 )e+. He !ol' )e+ !o $! 'on, an' )en $)e '' no!, )e pu$)e' )e+. 26 T)a! *au$e' )e+ !o a$$ue a $!!n3 po$!on, una/le !o $!an' up a$ )e )el' )e+ $)oul'e+. 2? He !)en pu$) )e+ ane, a$ a +e$ul! o( )*) $)e (ell. 28 S)e a/ou! !o $)ou! /u! )e a+ne' )e+ !)a! $)e oul' @ll )e+. 29 S)e !+e' !o a#o' )$ @$$e$ /0 o#n3 )e+ )ea' +3!) an' le(!. Aa@n3 u$e o( )$ $!+en3!), )e a$ a/le !o la0 )e+ Ba! on )e+ /a*@.