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2012-07-02 |
REYES, J. |
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| To escape liability, accused-appellant Agustin also belabors the issue of the victim's failure to immediately report her ordeal. He insists that there is no truth to the victim's accusation because it took one year before she finally had the courage to tell another person of the rape. This argument must also fail. First, we have always held that there is no standard behavior expected of rape victims; depending on the circumstances and their personal and emotional situation, victims react differently. Second, it is not rare for young girls to hide for some time the violation of their honor because of the threats on their lives.[30] In the instant case, the victim was a minor and had no family to run to. As such, she only had the accused-appellant to take care of her and to feed her. The accused-appellant and his co-accused also threatened her with harm and even death. Thus, all these justify her silence and the delay in reporting her ordeal. | |||||
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2010-08-08 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| Civil indemnity is automatically awarded upon proof of the commission of the crime by the offender.[33] In accordance with prevailing jurisprudence, the civil indemnity awarded to victims of qualified rape shall not be less than P75,000.00, and P50,000.00 for simple rape.[34] | |||||
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2008-10-17 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| [106] G.R. No. 180499, July 9, 2008. | |||||