People vs Brioso GR No. 209344, June 27, 2016 Facts roun! " o#cloc$ in t%e a&ernoon o' (a) 31, 2001, t%e vic*+, ,3 %o as t%en 'our -4 )ears ol!,4 as pla)in/ at t%e as$etall as$etall court near t%eir %ouse locate! at Baran/a) i+ana)at, i+ana)at, an uis, urora. ccuse!appellant t%en approac%e! an! as$e! %er to /o it% %i+ to a near) +an/o tree %ere %e pro+ise! to /ive %er can!ies. 5%en a/ree!, accuse!appellant too$ %er %an! an! le! %er to t%e +an/o tree %ic% as near %is %ouse. pon reac%in/ t%e +an/o tree, accuse!appellant accuse!appellant i++e!iatel) re+ove! #s s%ort pants an! pant) t%en procee!e! to +as% %er private or/an an! inse1ie! %is n/er into %er va/ina. 8%erea&er, 8%erea&er, accuse!appellant +a!e %er lie !on on t%e /roun! an! inserte! %is penis into %er va/ina. ccuse!appellant arne! not to tell an)o!) aout %at %e !i! to %er, ot%erise %e ill $ill %er. %er. tric$en ) 'ear, 'ear, ent %o+e it%out tellin/ an)o!) aout %er or!eal. ccuse! as c%ar/e! it% to oenses, t%e rst o' %ic% is rape un!er para/rap% 1 -!, r*cle 266 o' t%e RP:, as a+en!e!, an! t%e secon! is rape as an act o' se;ual assault un!er para/rap% para/rap% 2, r*cle 266 o' t%e sa+e la in rela*on to R 7610
8%ose %o co++it t%e act o' se;ual intercourse or lascivious con!uct it% a c%il! e;ploite! in pros*tu*on or su?ecte! to ot%er se;ual ause@ Provi!e!, 8%at %en t%e vic*+ is un!er telve -12 )ears o' a/e, t%e perpetrators s%all e prosecute! un!er r*cle 33", para/rap% 3, 'or rape an! r*cle 336 o' ct No. 3A1", as a+en!e!, t%e Revise! Penal :o!e, 'or rape or lascivious con!uct, as t%e case +a) e@ Provi!e!, 8%at t%e penalt) 'or lascivious con!uct %en t%e vic*+ is un!er telve -12 )ears o' a/e s%all e reclusion te+poral in its +e!iu+ perio!.> 8%e aoveuote! para/rap% - punis%es se;ual intercourse or lascivious con!uct not onl) it% a c%il! e;ploite! in pros*tu*on, ut also it% a c%il! su?ecte! to ot%er se;ual auses.
i+posale penalt) s%oul! e t%at provi!e! in ec*on " -, r*cle <<< o' R.. No. 7610, %ic% is reclusion te+poral in its +e!iu+ perio!.
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as pre/nant at t%e *+e o' t%e inci!ent. Prior to ece+er 13, 2003, alva!or %a! rape! %er several *+es. alva!or !enie! t%e alle/a*ons a/ainst %i+, an! clai+e! t%at ot% an! BBB are %is ives. Ee alle/e! t%at %e is a +e+er o' t%e 8a!)aan 8rie o' (an/)an :ultural (inorit) %ic% %as a nor+ t%at allos a +ale to %ave to spouses as lon/ as %e can provi!e 'or t%e+. Ee 'urt%er averre! t%at in t%eir trie, an) person %o is aroun! 12 to 13 )ears ol! are alloe! to /et +arrie! or %ave co++on la spouses.13
alva!or 'urt%er alle/e! t%at love! %i+ an! voluntaril) %a! se;ual intercourse it% %i+.
8%e :ourt !oes not a/ree.
t%er t%an alva!or#s tes*+on) t%at is also %is i'e, t%ere is no ot%er evi!ence %ic% oul! support t%e sai! clai+.
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Hlan/it lupa> !urin/ recess it% Ra) nn, (arco, Nova an! anot%er class+ate. urin/ t%e course o' t%eir /a+e, %e touc%e! t%e s%oul!er o' Nova, Jaal!e#s !au/%ter, causin/ t%e laer to 'all !on an! oun!in/ %er %ea!. Ee t%en %elpe! Nova to stan! %ile one o' %is class+ates calle! Jaal!e. 'rai! o' %at %appene!, %e ran toar!s a !ilapi!ate! uil!in/, %ic% as near t%e place o' t%e inci!ent. oon t%erea&er, Jaal!e arrive! an! slappe! %i+ on %is nec$ an! c%o$e! %i+. in as ale to /et out o' %er %ol! %en %e re+ove! %er %an!s 'ro+ %is nec$. Ee i++e!iatel) ran toar!s t%eir %ouse so+e "00 +eters aa) 'ro+ t%e sc%ool. Ee tol! %is +ot%er ileen
aout t%e inci!ent. 8%erea&er, %e as rou/%t to ta. :atalina Eospital 'or treat+ent an! a +e!ical cer*cate as t%en issue! to %i+.Ac%anrolesla
r. (u�oK tes*e! t%at s%e as t%e p%)sician %o issue! t%e +e!ical cer*cate to in on ece+er 13, 2000 'or t%e p%)sical e;a+ina*on con!ucte! upon t%e laer. r. (u�oK state! t%at in sustaine! arasions@ to -2 linear arasions 1 c+ in len/t% at t%e ase o' t%e ri/%t +an!iular areaI one -1 linear arasion 1 inc% in len/t% at t%e ri/%t lateral nec$I to -2 linear arasions 1 c+ in len/t% at t%e ac$ o' t%e nec$I an! 'our -4 +inute circular arasions at t%e le& lateral nec$. ccor!in/ to %er, t%e arasions coul! %ave een cause! ) a %ar! o?ect ut +il!l) inCicte! an! t%at t%ese linear arasions ere si/ns o' n/ernail +ar$s. (oreover, t%e arasions ere /reenis% in color si/ni')in/ t%at t%e) ere s*ll 'res%. %e !i! not no*ce ot%er in?uries on t%e o!) o' in e;cept t%ose on %is nec$.9c%anrolesla
Ra) nn, t%e class+ate an! pla)+ate o' in, tes*e! t%at s%e $nos Jaal!e ecause s%e as a teac%er at :aitan le+entar) c%ool. t aout 9@00 a.+. o' ec e+er 13, 2000, s%e as pla)in/ >lan/it lupa> it% in, Nova, R)an an! R%ea. Nova, %o as stan!in/ on top o' an unstale stone 'ell on t%e /roun! an! t%erea&er %it %er %ea! on t%e stone. 8%en, so+eo!) calle! Jaal!e, Nova#s +ot%er. 5%en Jaal!e ca+e to see %er !au/%ter, s%e struc$ in on %is nec$ t%en sueeKe! it. in crie! an! as ale to 'ree %i+sel' an! ran toar!s t%eir %ouse. Jaal!e t%en s%oute!, >Beer t%at )ou are ale to 'ree )oursel' ecause i' not < s%oul! %ave $ille! )ou.>10 Ra) nn sa in a/ain a&er t%eir class !is+issal at 11@00 a.+. %en s%e ent to t%eir %ouse. in !i! not return to sc%ool a/ain ecause %e as a'rai! o' Jaal!e. urin/ cross e;a+ina*on, Ra) nn tes*e! t%at in !i! not run into t%e !ilapi!ate! uil!in/ a&er t%e inci!ent an! t%at s%e as near t%e+ %en Jaal!e struc$ in.11c%anrolesla 5%et%er or not acts co+plaine! o' are covere! ) t%e Revise! Penal :o!e -RP: or R.. No. 7610. c%il! ause> ein/ re'erre! to in R.. No. 7610. intrinsic ort% an! !i/nit)> o' Ja)son as a %u+an ein/, or t%at %e %a! t%ere) inten!e! to %u+iliate or e+arrass Ja)son. 8%e recor!s s%oe! t%e la)in/ o' %an!s on Ja)son to %ave een !one at t%e spur o' t%e +o+ent an! in an/er, in!ica*ve o' %is ein/ t%en over%el+e! ) %is 'at%erl) concern 'or t%e personal sa'et) o' %is on +inor !au/%ters %o %a! ?ust suere! %ar+ at t%e %an!s o' Ja)son
an! Rol!an. 5it% t%e loss o' %is sel'control, %e lac$e! t%at specic intent to !ease, !e/ra!e or !e+ean t%e intrinsic ort% an! !i/nit) o' a c%il! as a %u+an ein/ t%at as so essen*al in t%e cri+e o' c%il! ause.36 -+p%asis ours an! italics in t%e ori/inal Jaal!e as accuse! o' slappin/ an! stri$in/ in, %iMn/ t%e laer on %is nape, an! i++e!iatel) t%erea&er, c%o$in/ t%e sai! oen!e! part) causin/ t%e laer to sustain in?uries.37 Eoever, t%e recor!s o' t%e case !o not s%o t%at Jaal!e inten!e! to !ease, !e/ra!e or !e+ean t%e intrinsic ort% an! !i/nit) o' in as a %u+an ein/.
Blac$#s a ic*onar) !ene! !ease+ent as >t%e act o' re!ucin/ t%e value, ualit), or purit) o' so+et%in/.>3A e/ra!a*on, on t%e ot%er %an!, is >a lessenin/ o' a person#s or t%in/#s c%aracter or ualit).>39 5ester#s 8%ir! Ne to loer in status, con!i*on, reputa*on, or c%aracter.>40c%anrolesla
8%e la)in/ o' t%e %an!s on in as an os%oot o' Jaal!e#s e+o*onal outra/e a&er ein/ in'or+e! t%at %er !au/%ter#s %ea! as puncture!, an! %o+ s%e t%ou/%t as alrea!) !ea!. +il!l) inCicte!.> <' Jaal!e in!ee! inten!e! to ause, +altreat an! in?ure in, s%e oul! %ave easil) %urt t%e 7)earol! o) it% %eav) los.
s a +ot%er, t%e !eat% o' %er c%il!, %o %as t%e loo! o' %er loo!, an! t%e Ces% o' %er Ces%, is t%e +ost e;crucia*n/ i!ea t%at a +ot%er coul! entertain. 8%e spontaneit) o' t%e acts o' Jaal!e a/ainst in is ?ust a pro!uct o' t%e ins*nc*ve reac*on o' a +ot%er to rescue %er on c%il! 'ro+ %ar+ an! !an/er as +ani'este! onl) ) +il! arasions, scratc%es, or scrapes suere! ) in, t%us, ne/a*n/ an) inten*on on inCic*n/ p%)sical in?uries. Eavin/ lost t%e stren/t% o' %er +in!, s%e lac$e! t%at specic intent to !ease, !e/ra!e or !e+ean t%e intrinsic ort% an! !i/nit) o' a c%il! as a %u+an ein/ t%at as so essen*al in t%e cri+e o' c%il! ause.
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