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2010-08-25 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| Accused-appellant's contention that it was improbable for the crime of rape to be committed considering that the whole household was sleeping almost side by side at that time the rape was allegedly committed is likewise devoid of merit. For the crime of rape to be committed, it is not necessary for the place to be ideal or the weather to be fine, for rapists bear no respect for locale and time when they carry out their evil deed.[20] In numerous cases, the Court held that rape can be committed even in places where people congregate, in parks, along the roadsides, in school premises, in a house where there are other occupants, in the same room where other members of the family are also sleeping, and even in places which to many, would appear unlikely and high risk venues for its commission. Besides, there is no rule that rape can be committed only in seclusion.[21] | |||||