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Doctrine: Aggravating Circumstance of Minority in relation to Art. 266-B of RPC

Title: People vs. Lomaque, 687 SCRA 383

Nature of Action: Revie of !oer Court"s Decision

FACTS:

A##ellant as c$arge% un%er se#arate &nformations for '( counts of Rape by Sexual Ine!"ou!seallege%ly committe%

against $is ste#%aug$ter )AAA.) Crime of RAP* +Paragra#$ ' of Article 266- A of t$e Revise% Penal Co%e as amen%e% ,y RA

(( in relation to /ection of RA 06'1. 3une 4 '5554 AAA74 accuse%8 on ste#%aug$ter4 a minor '9 years of age ,y t$e

an% t$ere removing $er s$orts an% inserting $is #enis insi%e $er vagina an% t$ereafter $a% carnal nole%ge of $er agains

$er ill an% it$out $er consent.

&n a%%ition4 a##ellant as also c$arge% it$ A"s o# Las"$v$ousnessin relation to /ection of Re#u,lic Act +RA No. 06'May '55(4 t$e accuse% it$ force an% intimi%ation %i% t$en an% t$ere commit acts of le%ness u#on t$e #erson of oneAAA7 $is on ste#%aug$ter a minor years of age ,y t$en an% t$ere caressing $er ,reast4 an% $er vagina4 smelling $er#rivate #arts an% inserting $is ;nger insi%e $er vagina.

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s#ecial =ualifying circumstance. oever4 in t$is #articular case4 $ile t$e s#ecial =ualifying circumstance of minority as

allege% an% #rove%4 t$e circumstance of relations$i# of AAA7 as not clearly esta,lis$e%.

Also4 a##ellant is foun% guilty of Acts of !asciviousness in relation to /ection +,4 Article &&& of RA 06'1. T$e im#osa,le

#enalty is reclusion temporalin its me%ium #erio% since t$e victim as un%er '2 years of age at t$e time t$e crime as

committe%. /ince t$e minority of t$e victim is consi%ere% an aggravating circumstance4 t$e #enalty s$all ,e a##lie% in its

maimum #erio% t$at ranges from siteen +'6 years4 ;ve + mont$s an% ten +'1 %ays to seventeen +'0 years an% four

mont$s.