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2015-07-08 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| Moreover, as this Court has pronounced in Rondina v. People,[35] ill motives become inconsequential if there is an affirmative and credible declaration from the rape victim, which clearly establishes the liability of the accused. In this case, AAA categorically identified the appellant as her ravisher. Her account of the incident was given credence by both lower courts to which this Court conforms. Thus, the appellant’s flimsy allegation of ill motive is immaterial. Besides, no woman would concoct a story of defloration, allow an examination of her private parts and submit herself to public humiliation and scrutiny via an open trial, if her sordid tale was not true and her sole motivation was not to have the culprit apprehended and punished.[36] | |||||