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COMPLAINT AFFIDAVIT
I,AlejandraTabada,oflegalage,Filipino,withassistanceofcounsel,and
aresidentof#123Km.6,BegangBarangay,MunicipalityofIsabela,Province
ofBasilan,doherebystateunderoaththat:
1. ThataccusedRodegelioTurco,Jr.isoflegalage,single,Filipino
citizenandresidentof#124Km.6,BegangBarangay,MunicipalityofIsabela,
ProvinceofBasilan;
2. Thatthevictim,EsceleaTabada,thirteen(13)yearsofage,single,
Filipinoandresidentof#123Km.6,BegangBarangay,MunicipalityofIsabela,
ProvinceofBasilan,andthedaughteroftheaffiant;
3. Iaccuseandherebychargetheaccused,RodegelioTurco,Jr.,ofthe
crimeofRapeunderArticle266AoftheRevisedPenalCode,asamendedby
the AntiRape Law of 1997, having carnal knowledge of the abovenamed
victimthroughforce,threat,orintimidation;
5. Afterwalkingforabout10minutesandreachingagrassypartnear
apigpen,theabovenamedaccused,bytheuseofforce,threatandintimidation,
didthenandtherewillfully,unlawfullyandfeloniouslygrabtheabovenamed
byherneck,coverhermouthandforciblymakeherliedown,afterwhichthe
saidaccused mounted ontopof her andremovedher shortpantandpanty.
Thereafter,thesaidaccused,bytheuseofforce,threatandintimidation,inserted
hispenisintothevaginaoftheundersignedcomplainantandfinallysucceeded
tohavecarnalknowledgeofher,againstherwill;
6. Forthecrimecommittedbytheaccusedonthevictim,thelatterhas
endureddamagephysicalandpsychologicaldamage,forachildofonlytwelve
(12)yearsofage.Theactcommittedalsoinjuredthenameandreputationofthe
family.Forthisreason,IamholdingtheaccusedRodegelioTurcoJr.civilly
liableforFiftyThousandPesos(P50,000)innominaldamages,FiftyThousand
Pesos (P50,000) in moral damages, and Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000) in
exemplarydamages.
TOTHETRUTHIFTHEFOREGOING,IhavesignedthisComplaint
Affidaviton9September1998
ALEJANDRAESCELEA
ComplaintAffiant
CHRISTINAASTRONOMIA
InvestigatingProsecutor
IHEREBYCERTIFYTHATIHAVEPERSONALLYEXAMINEDTHE
AFFIANTANDAMSATISFIEDTHATHEVOLUNTARILYEXECUTED
ANDUNDERSTOODHISAFFIDAVIT.
CHRISTINAASTRONOMIA
InvestigatingProsecutor
Republic of the Philippines
Autonomous Judicial Region
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch 3, Basilan
INFORMATION
Thatonoraboutthe8thdayofJuly,1998,andwithinthe
jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, viz., at Km. 6, Begang
Barangay, Municipality of Isabela, Province of Basilan,
Philippines,theabovenamedaccused,bytheuseofforce,threat
and intimidation, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and
feloniouslygrabtheundersignedcomplainant,byherneck,cover
hermouthandforciblymakeherliedown,afterwhichthesaid
accusedmountedontopofherandremovedhershortpantand
panty.Thereafter,thesaidaccused,bytheuseofforce,threatand
intimidation,insertedhispenisintothevaginaoftheundersigned
complainantandfinallysucceededtohavecarnalknowledgeof
her,againstherwill.
CONTRARY TO LAW.
CHRISTINA ASTRONOMIA
Assistant Provincial Prosecutor
CHRISTINA ASTRONOMIA
Assistant Provincial Prosecutor
JILL PARAIS
Provincial Prosecutor
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
Province Of____________________) S.S.
City/Municipality Of_____________
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COUNTER-AFFIDAVIT
Re: I.S. No. 1234
1. IrecentlylearnedthatIhavebeenaccusedofthecrimeofrape
underArticle266AoftheRevisedPenalCodeinI.S.No.1613,filedbya
certain Alejandra Tabada on 9 September 1998 before the Office of the
ProvincialProsecutorforBasilan;
2. ThatthechargeisbasedallegedlyontheactsthatIcommitted,
havingcarnalknowledgeoftheabovenamedvictimthroughforce,threat,or
intimidationonacertainEsceleaTabada,twelve(12)yearsofageanddaughter
ofthecomplainantAlejandraTabada,onorabout7:00pmon8thdayofJuly,
1998, within the grassy part at Km. 6, Begang Barangay, Municipality of
Isabela,ProvinceofBasilan;
3.1. ThatthecomplainantAlejandraTabladadoesnotapproveof
myrelationshipwiththeallegedvictim,aswearesecondcousins;
3.2. ThatonJuly8,1998,about5:30pmintheafternoon,Iwent
tothehouseoftheallegedvictimtoborrowaguitar,whichIwouldneed
onaschoolplaythatwouldtranspireonabout7:00pmonDiLasalle
Basilan.TheallegedvictimrepliedthatIwouldhavetoaskherfathers
permission,andtoldthemetocomebackat6:00pm;
3.3. Onabout6:00pm,Ireturnedtothehouse,butthealleged
victimsfatherwasnotyetaround.Sincethevictimwasmysweetheart,I
pleaded her to borrow the guitar even without the permission of her
father.Shethenletmeborrowtheguitar.Rightafter,IleftandwenttoDi
LasalleBasilanfortheschoolplay;
4. ItisutterlyinexplicablethatAlejandraTabladawouldaccusemeof
thecrimeofrapewhenallIdidatthattimewastoperforminaschool.The
complaintmayhavebeeninstitutedduetothefactthatthecomplainantdoesnot
approveofmyrelationshipwiththeallegedvictim,aswearesecondcousins;
5. Forthisreason,itiscertainlyincomprehensiblethatIshouldstand
accusedofthecrimeofrapeofEsceleaTabadabythecomplainant.Iperformed
noactofcarnalknowledgethroughforce,threat,orintimidationon Escelea
Tabada.IperformedNOACTthatevenremotelyresemblesanyoftheacts
punishedunderArticle266AoftheRevisedPenalCode,asamendedby
theAntiRapeActof1997.
4. Consideringtheforegoing,Irespectfullysubmitthatthereis no
primafaciebasistoconclusethatthecrimeofrapeorthatanycrimeatallhas
beencommitted.Thecomplaintagainstmeshould,thus,bedismissed.
TOTHETRUTHIFTHEFOREGOING,IhavesignedthisComplaint
Affidaviton9September1998
RODEGELIOTURCO,JR.
Affiant
CHRISTINAASTRONOMIA
InvestigatingProsecutor
IHEREBYCERTIFYTHATIHAVEPERSONALLYEXAMINEDTHE
AFFIANTANDAMSATISFIEDTHATHEVOLUNTARILYEXECUTED
ANDUNDERSTOODHISAFFIDAVIT.
CHRISTINAASTRONOMIA
InvestigatingProsecutor
MOTION TO QUASH
GROUNDS
ARGUMENT
InaccordancewithRule110,Section15(a)underCriminalProcedureof
theRulesofCourt,criminalactionshouldbeinstitutedandtriedinthecourtof
themunicipalityorterritorywheretheoffensewascommitted,orwhereanyof
theessential ingredients occurred. Since the information alleges thatall acts
constitutingthecrimeofrapeoccurredintheMunicipalityofIsabela,Province
ofBasilan,theRegionalTrialCourt,Branch1locatedinMunicipalityofIsabela
isthecourtofproperjurisdictiontotrythecriminalcase,notthishonorable
court.
WHEREFORE,itisrespectfullyprayedthattheInformationagainstthe
accused be QUASHED and that the accused be released immediately from
detention.
MunicipalityofLantawan,Basilan;20October1998.
SOLENNHEUSSAFF
CounselfortheAccused
#123AteneoStreet,RockwellVillage,Isabela,Basilan
Please submit the foregoing Motion to the Court for its consideration and
approval immediately upon receipt hereof and kindly include the same in the
courts calendar for hearing on Friday, 31 October, 1998, at 8:30 in the morning.
Christina Astronomia
21 Jump Street
Lantawan, Basilan
SOLENNHEUSSAFF
Counsel for the Accused
Heussaff and Associates
13 Elm Street, Isabela, Basilan