Monday, April 07, 2008 2 accused of raping girl, 16
THE City Prosecution Office charged two men with raping a 16-year-old girl in Bunawan, Davao City in October, last year.
Charged were Mohad Cardeño, 30, and Junel Encabo, 29, after City Prosecutor Victoriano M. Bello found probable cause to hold them for court trial based on the complaint of the victim, Merlie (not her real name).
In an affidavit, she said that at around 4 p.m. of October 5, while she was walking in Bunawan, one of the suspects invited her to watch television at a house of one of their neighbors.
While hesitant, she accepted the invitation since she knew the men. At the house, she said, the suspects were smoking marijuana.
She further claimed that after some time watching television, the suspects raped her one after the other. The men even gave her P50 after they were done with her.
She went to the Bunawan police the following day to file a complaint. No bail was recommended for each of the respondent's temporary liberty. (RMH)
