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2003-06-23 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Incestuous rape is a psycho-social deviance that inflicts stigma, not only on the victim but on the entire family as well.[11] It is, therefore, highly improbable for a young girl with no record of sexual perversity to file charges of serial rape against her very own father, which are so humiliating not only to herself, but also to her family, if said charges were untrue. Hence, a rape victim's testimony as to who abused her is credible where she has absolutely no motive to incriminate and testify falsely against the accused[12] and provided said testimony is candid, spontaneous, and straightforward.[13] | |||||