28. People v Alcoreza G.R. Nos. 135452-53. October 5, 2001

28. People v Alcoreza G.R. Nos. 135452-53. October 5, 2001 2001 PUNO, J. A!"#$ %R&N&O A'!OR&(A ) *AR!&'%NO +as care +/t rape b) /s 14-)ear ol stepater &#"R&''A *AN%'A a 2 cots o stattor) rape b) /s 11-)ear ol stepater *AR JO *AN%'A.

#ept 2<, 1< oo, se aa/ +as let aloe / te ose +/t te accse. "e accse calle er /to te beroo7. =e se e tere te roo7, te accse approace er a too9 o er sorts a pat). ;e la/ er o+, rr/el) too9 o /s clotes a 9/sse er. =e te accse 7ote er, /s pe/s toce er ora bt e a/le to /sert /t as e ear er 8-)ear ol broter, e/to, arr/ve. "e accse /77e/atel) pse er a+a) a pt o /s clot/. e/to, o+ever, st/ll sa+ er a9e o te be.

Appalle, e/to /77e/atel) ra a+a). *ar) Jo) col ol) cr) +/le ptt/ Acc to &strella bac9 er /es. eore te accse let, e +are er tat / a)oe sol Oct 28, 16 10p.7., se +as sleep/ / te/r beroo7 toeter +/t er 3 as9, se sol ever reveal +at e / to er. s/bl/s$ e/to, Jr. #el), se sese te presece o te accse / te/r roo7 +e e la/ o+ bes/e er.  ear s+ept er bo). #e tr/e to t/9er "e ollo+/ a), *ar) Jo) sot te ass/stace o er s/ster eraa a +/t te oor to call te attet/o o *el/ta, er 7oter, +o +as sleep/ / reveale to er te se:al oreal se sere / te as o te accse. te e:t roo7. "/s aere te accse. ;e 9/c9e &strella a +are er ot eraa te acco7pa/e *ar) Jo) to te ose o te/r raater &N%"O to 7a9e a o/se. "e accse te repeatel) tr/e to re7ove er s/rt a GON(A'&#. lo+er er sorts bt se res/ste. "e 7ove7et a+a9ee er 7oter +o +as sleep/ / te oter roo7. #es/ tat e 7/t be cat, te a ccse e/to acco7pa/e *ar) Jo) to te pol/ce stat/o +ere te) e:ecte te/r rr/el) stoo p. *el/ta te etere te beroo7 a as9e te accse state7et. ;e also leare later o tat te accse a also bee 7olest/ /s +at e +as o/ tere. oter raater. #e later o reveale to *el/ta tat te accse a bee 7olest/ er s/ce e/to ass/ste te t+o / /l/ /s co7pla/t +/t te *"! o #ta. *ar/a, se +as e/t, *el/ta rese to bel/eve er. %stea, *el/ta /recte er ot to laca tell er s/bl/s abot er oreal. >R. *ANU&' A?&#, te 7e/co-leal o/cer o te laca Prov/c/al ;osp/tal, cocte a )ecolo/cal e:a7/at/o o *ar) Jo) a &strella. ;/s Acc to *ar) Jo) e:a7/at/o reveale tat bot *ar) Jo) a &strella +ere / a o-v/r/ state. #ept 21, 1< eese@s vers/o$ 9/sse a e7brace er a /serte /s pe/s /to er ora. #e +r/le / >e/e te rape cares o &strella. pa/. #e esperatel) tr/e to e:tr/cate ersel ro7 ereat te accse bt Oct 28, 16 10$00 p.7., e +as sleep/ +/t /s +/e / te/r ose, col ot res/st /s leceros avaces as /s eav) +e/t p/e er o te +/le &strella a er s/bl/s +ere sleep/ / te oter roo7. Not/ be. #e col ot sot as te accse treatee to 9/ll er / se /. All se sal appee tat /t. col o +as cr). Ater sat/s)/ /s lst, te accse re7ove /s pe/s. *ar) Allee v/ct/7s col ave /le te cases aa/st /7 as e +ol spa9  Jo) elt a 7cs-l/9e, sl/pper) sl/pper) sbstace co7e ot o te accses accses ora. te7 oce / a +/le. •

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e/to Gozales, *el/ta@s ater, col ave also plotte aa/st /7 a te ose collect/ eral cotr/bt/os /s vae, sbstat/ate a corroborate. e/ter / te test/7o) o *el/ta elp /s case. %t ol) 7ae se /s raaters to /le tr7p p cares o rape. e/to +as oppose to /s 7arr/ae to *el/ta as e +as poor eepe) r/ver. %t col clear te act tat se / ot/ to ass/st er aters / v//cat/ te/r also be tat e/to arbore /ll-eel/s aa/st /7 +e e cease to oor a se let te 7atter co7pletel) to er parets. Ne/ter / se l/t a /er to elp er sba, te appellat, r/ /s /carcerat/o. /ve /7 /ac/al spport.

B2C;o+ever, te accse can e convicted only of si!ple stat"tory rape  a, accor/l), te pealt) o eat /7pose aa/st /7 sol be rece to RP. "e %or7at/o allee tat te appellat rape /s 11-)ear ol stepater *ar) Jo). "e D! o 7/or/t) o *ar) Jo) +as prove be)o reasoable obt b) te presetat/o o er b/rt cert//cate. ;o+ever, the relationship etween . the appellant and Mary Joy was not estalished with the sa!e degree of proof  Alto te prosect/o establ/se tat *ar) Jo) +as te ater o *el/ta, it failed to offer the !arriage contract of th e appellant and Melita +/c +ol establ/s tat *ar) Jo) /s te stepater o te appellat. "e test/7o) o *el/ta a eve te a7/ss/o o te appellat rear/ te/r 7arr/ae o ot WON IRENEO ALCOREZA was rightly convicted 7eet te reE/re staar o proo. Also, te %or7at/o allee tat te As to the rape charges of Mary Joy Appellat$ *ar) Jo)@s test/7o) /s ar ro7 cre/ble. *ar) Jo) eclare tat te appellat /s te stepater o *ar) Jo). %t 7ae o 7et/o o a co77o-la+ relat/os/p bet+ee te appellat a *el/ta. e orce er to l/e o+ o te loor bt cae er stor) o crosse:a7/at/o a sa/ se +as 7ae to l/e o+ o te be. ;er test/7o) rear/ te rape /c/et o sa/ ate +as s9etc) as se 7erel) eclare tatB3C As to te seco cot o stattor) rape alleel) co77/tte o #epte7ber 2<, 1< aa/st *ar) Jo), te tr/al cort erre / cov/ct/ te appellat o te e tr/e to ps /s/e 7) pr/vate part /s pe/s. cos77ate rape. *ar) Jo)@s accot o +at trasp/re o sa/ ate clearl) #!$ B1C "e allee /cos/stec) / te test/7o) o *ar) Jo) rear/ te #ep reveals tat te appellat a/le to /sert /s pe/s / er ora. Appl)/ People vs. !a7pa a ta9/ /to accot A6 o te RP!, te 21, 1< rape /c/et /s too l/ 7s) a tr/v/al to 7er/t ser/os cos/erat/o. %ee, /t /s ot atral to /  7/or /screpac/es / te test/7o) o a rape appellat ca ol) be cov/cte o atte7pte rape. ;e co77ece te co77/ss/o o rape b) re7ov/ /s clotes, ress/ a 9/ss/ /s v/ct/7 v/ct/7, espec/all) tat o a c/l. #e caot be e:pecte to re7e7ber ever) 7/te eta/l o er oreal. Go/ over te recors, +e / er recot o te a l)/ o top o er. ;o+ever, e a/le to peror7 all te acts o e:ect/o se:al assalt clear, br/e a cov/c/. %t a a r/ o trt tat ca co7e +/c sol proce te cr/7e o rape b) reaso o a case oter ta /s o+ spotaeos es/stace, /.e., b) te t/7el) arr/val o te v/ct/7s broter. ol) ro7 te l/ps o a /ocet c/l v/ct/7. --------------;er test/7o), cople +/t te 7e/cal //s, prove be)o obt tat te As to the rape charge of Estrella appellat +as able to cos77ate te se:al assalt o /s apless v/ct/7 *ar) Appellat$ "e ev/ece a/le to establ/s te ele7ets o te cr/7e. As per te test/7o) o &strella, te appellat ol) ot as ar as ra/s/ er s/rt p to er  Jo). =e ts / o reaso to /strb te tr/al corts assess7et o er abo7e or &strella res/ste /s avaces a case *el/ta to a+a9e a cre/b/l/t). eter te roo7. As &strella@s accot o te /c/et so+e tat tere +as o % star9 cotrast, appellats al/b/ tat at te t/7e o te /c/et e +as ot o real a /77e/ate treat to er +o7aoo p to te t/7e te e es/ste As to te rape care o *ar) Jo), e proerre a al/b/. #ept 21, 1<, e +as ot o te ose collect/ eral cotr/bt/os ro7 te eepe) r/vers to be /ve to oe o te/r 7e7bers. -----------------------------*"! o te accse /lt) ol) o atte7pte rape / te case o &strella a setece /7 to a /eter7/ate pealt). ;o+ever, o te t+o cots o stattor) rape /le b) *ar) Jo), te accse +as o /lt) a setece to ser te pealt) o eat. •

ro7 cos77at/ te rape, e col ot be o /lt) o atte7pte rape. #!$. es. A carel scrt/) o te recors reveals tat te prosect/o ev/ece a/le to prove tat rape, at +atever stae, +as co77/tte. "e acts, as escr/be b) &strella, are /s/c/et to prove tat te appellat /tee to ave caral 9o+lee o &strella. ;e / ot l/e o top o &strella or eve 7ae te 7ot/o o re7ov/ /s er+ear. % act, e 9ept /s clotes o r/ te et/re t/7e tat e +as / te beroo7. Ne/ter oes /t appear tat e tr/e to /sert /s /er or a) obect /to te e/tal or aal or//ce o &strella. All tat te appellat +as able t o o +as toc er pr/vate parts. ro7 te c/rc7staces ts prove, te appellat ca ol) be cov/cte o acts o lasc/v/osess. >&!%#%ON$ B1C s/7ple stattor) rape a setece to RP B2C atte7pte rape. setece to a /eter7/ate pr/so ter7 o 6) o P! as 7//77 to 12) o P* as 7a:/77 B3C /lt) o acts o lasc/v/osess. setece +/t te /eter7/ate pealt) o 67 o A* as 7//77 to 6) o P! as 7a:/77