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The #SupremeCourtPH has reiterated that a victim’s admission of being in a relationship with her abuser does not imply consent to sex. Clear and convincing evidence of consent is still required.
In a Decision written by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, the SC’s Second Division affirmed the conviction of accused Jhopet Hernandez Toralde for rape of a 14-year old girl.
In 2017, Toralde showed up at the victim’s house unannounced and forced her to have sex, threatening to show her family a video of them kissing if she refused. Out of fear, the victim gave in. She then reported the incident to the police.
During trial, the defense claimed that Toralde did not force the victim to have sexual intercourse as he and the victim were in a romantic relationship—a defense known as the “sweetheart theory.”
The SC, however, rejected Toralde’s sweetheart defense and declared him guilty of rape under the Revised Penal Code, citing that all elements of the crime were present, including the use of threats and intimidation to force sexual intercourse.
The SC rejected Toralde’s sweetheart defense, affirming that being in a relationship does not grant the right to force sex. The SC stressed that proving a romantic relationship is not enough—there must be clear evidence of consent.
Toralde was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, or a maximum of 40 years in prison, and ordered to pay the victim PHP 225,000 in damages.
Read the full text of the Press Release at https://t.co/KkyPM62m7q.
Read the full text of the Decision at https://t.co/kzAtx3w9aK
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