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Understanding Qualified Statutory Rape in the Philippines: Legal Insights and Practical Implications
A look at how Philippine courts handle qualified statutory rape cases, focusing on evidence, credibility, and penalties.
Qualifying Circumstances in Rape: Proving the Victim's Minority and Relationship
The Supreme Court clarifies how the prosecution may prove a rape victim's minority and relationship, and when a conviction may be upgraded to qualified statutory rape.
Understanding Statutory Rape: Insights From a Landmark Philippine Supreme Court Case
A 2021 Supreme Court ruling clarifies statutory rape and qualified statutory rape, penalties, damages, and evidentiary rules under Philippine law.
Understanding Qualified Statutory Rape When Mental Age Determines the Crime
Explaining the Supreme Court ruling that sexual intercourse with a mental retardate whose mental age is below 12 constitutes qualified statutory rape.
Understanding Qualified Statutory Rape and Sexual Assault: Protecting Minors in the Philippines
A look at how Philippine courts distinguish qualified statutory rape from sexual assault against minors, and the penalties that follow.
Understanding Qualified Statutory Rape in the Philippines: Key Insights from a Landmark Case
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when rape of a mentally disabled adult is qualified statutory rape, and the role of DNA evidence.
Understanding Qualified Statutory Rape Protecting Young Victims AND Ensuring Justice
Intact Hymen Does Not Disprove Statutory Rape: People v. Bay-od
The Supreme Court affirms a qualified statutory rape conviction, ruling that an intact hymen and absence of genital injury do not negate carnal knowledge.
When Parental Authority Turns to Abuse: Examining the Crime of Qualified Statutory Rape
The Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between simple and qualified statutory rape, emphasizing the need for precise allegations in criminal informations.