G.R. No. 88582
March 5, 1991
Plaintif-Appellee – People o The Philippines Accse!-Appelant – "einrich #. Ritter
$acts% On or about Oct. 10, 1986, Heinrich Stefan Ritter brought Jessie Ramirez & Rosario Bau!ot Bau!ot insi"e insi"e his hote hote room room in Oonga#o Oonga#o $it!. $it!. Ritter Ritter masturba masturbate" te" Ramir Ramirez ez an" %ngere" Rosario Rosario Bau!ot. he foo'ing morning, Ritter ga(e Ramirez & Rosario )00 & *00 #esos. Rosario to" Ramirez that Ritter inserte" something in her (agina an" it 'as not !et remo(e". On +a! 1, 198-, cantara sa' Rosario being oge" b! #eo#e because of Rosario/s boo"ie" sirt. He too #it! on her con"ition an" brought her to Oonga#o enera Hos#ita. n OB2!ne trie" to e3tract the foreign ob4ect b! means of force# but faie" "es#ite se(era attem#ts because the sai" ob4ect 'as "ee#! embe""e" in the (agina cana an" 'as co(ere" b! tissues. Her ab"omen 'as enarge", ten"er & "isten"e "isten"e", ", a s!m#tom s!m#tom of #eritoni #eritonitis. tis. On +a! )0, 198- Rosario osario 'as #ronounce #ronounce" " "ea". +aria Burgos ura, the gran"mother %e" a case of ra#e 'ith homici"e at $it! 5isca Oon Oonga ga#o #o.. On +ar +arch )9 )9,, 19 1989 89 the the cour courtt %n"s %n"s the the accu accuse se" " 7 7 be!o be!on" n" reasonabe "oubt for the crime of ra#e 'ith homici"e as "e%ne" an" #enaize" in rt. **: ;o. * of the Re(ise"
&sse% =hether or not he shou" be ac>uitte" on groun"s of reasonabe "oubt or ac>uitte" on groun"s of ra#e 'ith homici"e.
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Ratio% Rosari osario o Bau!o Bau!ott is a street street chi" chi" 'ho 'ho ran a'a! a'a! from from her gran"m gran"moth other/ er/s s house. house. $ircum $ircumst stanc ances es force" force" her to succu succumb mb an" an" enter enter this this unfor unfortun tunate ate #rofe #rofess ssion ion.. ;onetheess, she has eft behin" heirs 'ho ha(e certain! su@ere" menta anguish, an3iet! an" mora shoc b! her su""en an" incre"uous "eath as reAecte" in the recor"s recor"s of the case. hough 'e are are ac>uitting the a##eant for the crime crime of ra#e 'ith homici"e homici"e,, em#hasize em#hasize the constitut constitutiona iona #resum# #resum#tion tion of innocenc innocence e an" the faiure the #rosecution to bui" an airtight case for con(iction 'hich sa(e" him, not that the facts of una'fu con"uct "o not e3ist. s earier state", there is the ieihoo" that he "i" insert the (ibrator 'hose en" 'as eft insi"e Rosario/s (agina cana an" that the (ibrator ma! ha(e cause" her "eath. rue, 'e cannot con(ict on #robabiities or #ossibiities but ci(i iabiit! "oes
not re>uire #roof be!on" reasonabe "oubt. he $ourt can or"er the #a!ment of in"emnit! on the facts foun" in the recor"s of this case. he a##eant certain! committe" acts contrar! to moras, goo" customs, #ubic or"er or #ubic #oic! see Article 21 (i)il (o!e C. s earier mentione", the a##eant has abuse" 5ii#ino chi"ren, enticing them 'ith mone!. =e can not o(erstress the res#onsibiit! for #ro#er beha(iour of a a"uts in the uate! #rotect street chi"ren from e3#oitation b! #e"o#hies, #im#s, an", #erha#s, their o'n #arents or guar"ians 'ho #ro%t from the sae of !oung bo"ies. he #ro(isions on statutor! ra#e an" other reate" o@enses 'ere ne(er inten"e" for the reati(e! recent inAu3 of #e"o#hies taing a"(antage of ram#ant #o(ert! among the forgotten segments of our societ!. he $ourt/s concern about the #robem of street chi"ren an" the e(is committe" against them. Something must be "one about it.
