G.R. 152302
People v. Oga June 8, 2004
Keywords/Anchor Topic: Rape Ponente: DAVIDE, JR., CJ. Summary: Jose Oga was convc!e" w!# s$p%e &ape '( !#e %owe& cou&!s) 'u! ac*u!!e" '( !#e +up&e$e Cou&! a!e& ca&eu%%( e-a$nng !#e !es!$on( o I&ene accuse&/, an" so$e#ow gvng c&e"ence !o #s swee!#ea&! !#eo&(. Facts: 1. Aug , 18 n a cons!&uc!on s!e n avo!as, e!&o an%a Ignaco an" #s we s%eepng ns"e a $a6es#! #ouse, I&ene !#e& 147(&7o%" "aug#!e&/ s!%% ou!s"e. #e( !#oug#! s#e was se%%ng cga&e!!es a! !#e s# pe&. 2. Aug 10, 18 2900 a$ !#e coup%e was awa6ene" '( !#e %ou" 'angng o co&&uga!e" GI s#ee!, w#c# o&gna!e" &o$ Oga:s Ignaco:s co7cons!&uc!on wo&6e&/ 'a&&ac6s w#c# was a'ou! 3 $e!e&s awa(. #e( #u&&e" !o Oga:s p%ace an" ws su&p&se" !o see Oga na6e" an" n !#e $o!on o pu$png #s see"s n!o !#e se-ua% o&gan o !#e& "aug#!e& I&ene. #e $o$ pus#e" !#e appe%%an! an" pu%%e" I&ene. Ignaco s#ou!e" o& asss!ance o !#e gua&"s. 3. A! a&oun" 10920 a$, I&ene was e-a$ne" '( D&. Au&ea V%%ena an" s#e oun" &es# #($ena% %ace&a!on 'u! no sg# o e-!&agen!a% p#(sca% n;u&es on #e& 'o"(. 4. An Ino&$a!on was %e" agans! Oga. Irenes story: 1. Aug , 18 10900 p$ Oga 247(&7o%" cons!&uc!on wo&6e&/ su$$one" #e& !o #s 'a&&ac6s. +#e !#oug#! #e su$$one" #e& o& an e&&an" !o 'u( cga&e!!es o& %*uo& pe&#aps/. 2. Ins"e Oga:s 'a&&ac6s, #e pu%%e" #e& an" %a" #e& on !#e papag, !oo6 o #e& pan!s an" pan!(, as we%% as #s c%o!#es. I&ene &ess!e" 'u! #e was s!&ong an" "&un6.
-eld/&atio O I! was a%%ege" !#a! !#e c&$e o &ape was co$$!!e" w!# o&ce an" n!$"a!on un"e& A&! 335 1/, R=C. ? @o&ce $a( 'e p#(sca% an" ac!ua% o& ps(c#o%ogca%. A!e& sc&u!nng sc&u!nng I&ene:s !es!$on( !es!$on(,, +C oun" !#a! no o&ceB o&ceB n!$"a!on was e$p%o(e"9 ou!# no! cove&e"
o weapon gun, 6ne, e!c./ D&. V%%ena:s n"ngs9 o e-!&agen!a% n;u&es O!#e& ev"ence9 o! a pece o I&ene:s appa&e% was !o&n o& "a$age ? In!$"a!on an" coe&con $us! 'e vewe" n !#e %g#! o !#e vc!$:s pe&cep!on an" ;u"g$en! a! !#e !$e o !#e &ape. @ac!o&s9 age, se, an" s!&eng!# o !#e pa&!es, an" !#e& &e%a!ons#p I&ene 58 c$s ) %'s) 14 (Bo 9 Oga9 24 (Bo, cons!&uc!on wo&6e& o o!#e& p#(sca% s!a! was $en!one" I&ene:s ove&a%% "epo&!$en! "u&ng #e& o&"ea% "ees co$p&e#enson an" !#e &easona'%e s!an"a&" o #u$an con"uc! w#en ace" w!# a s$%a& s!ua!on. I! was 10900 p$, 'u! s#e &ea"%( acce"e" w#en Oga su$$one" #e& a%%ege"%( o& an e&&an", cons"e&ng !#a! Oga s no! &e%a!e" !o !#e$ a $e&e co7wo&6e& o #e& a!#e& #en s#e was pu%%e" an" %a" "own on !#e 'e", w#( "" s#e no! sc&ea$> I! !oo6 #e& so %ong !o 6c6 !#e GI &o$ 10 p $ !o 2 a$/ I! was s$p%( nc&e"'%e a &aps! "oes no! #ave !#a! $uc# %u-u&( o !$e. #en #e& a!#e& saw !#e$, !#e( we&e 'o!# na6e" !#s nc&ease" !#e suspcon !#a! ! was consensua% se-. •
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ecision: Oga was ac*u!!e". <s gu%! #as no! 'een p&ove" 'e(on" &easona'%e "ou'!.
otes: In &evewng &ape cases, !#e Cou&! #as es!a'%s#e" !#e o%%owng p&ncp%es as gu"es9 1/ an accusa!on o &ape can 'e $a"e w!# ac%!(, "cu%! !o p&ove 'u! $o&e "cu%! o& !#e pe&son accuse", !#oug# nnocen!, !o "sp&ove) 2/ '( &eason o !#e n!&nsc na!u&e o &ape, !#e !es!$on( o !#e co$p%anan! $us! 'e sc&u!ne" w!# e-!&e$e cau!on) an" 3/ !#e ev"ence o& !#e p&osecu!on $us! s!an" o& a%% on !s $e&!s an" canno! "&aw s!&eng!# &o$ !#e wea6ness o !#e ev"ence o& !#e "eense.
