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Mar 16, 2021statutory rapeintellectual disabilitycriminal lawrevised penal codesupreme courtvulnerable persons
Statutory Rape and Intellectual Disability: The Villena Ruling Explained
The Supreme Court clarifies that rape of an intellectually disabled person with a mental age below 12 constitutes statutory rape under Philippine law.