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Apr 16, 2009 criminal-law rape sweetheart-defense supreme-court article-266-a consent

Sweetheart Defense Fails: Rape Conviction Upheld Without Proof of Consent

Philippine Supreme Court rejects the "sweetheart theory" in rape cases, affirming that love affairs do not justify sexual violence without consent.