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February 07, 2001 |
Virac, Catanduanes |
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The Catanduanes Tribune Rawis, Virac Catanduanes, Philippines - 5001 Tel. No.: (052) 811-1267 or 811-2640 Fax No.: (052) 811-1267 E-mail:
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Publisher-Editor Edwin A. Gianan |
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Major Developments
Maid claims
`amo' raped her thrice
A
20-year old housemaid has complained to police authorities in San Andres
that she was raped by her employer three times in 1999 when they were left
alone at home by his wife and children after a domestic quarrel.
Accompanied
by her mother, the victim, a college student from barangay Datag,
identified the suspect as high school teacher Teddy Salvador y Briquillo,
a resident of Divino Rostro.
The
report sent to PNP provincial director Supt. Freddie O. Panen said the
victim, who has a physical defect in one leg, had been a maid in the
Salvador household since she was 13 years old in an effort to earn money
to finance her high school studies.
She
said that the incident occurred last Nov. 28, 1999 when she was left alone
with Salvador after his wife took their children and left home to cool off
after a domestic tiff.
She
claimed that she was awakened from sleep when the suspect covered her
mouth with his hand and pinned her down with his body. Salvador was able
to undress her and forced her to have sex with him three times in a span
of three-and-a-half hours.
Three counts of violation of Republic Act 8353, otherwise known as the Anti-Rape Law, has been filed against Salvador before the Municipal Trial Court of San Andres docketed under Criminal Cases 3697, 3698 and 3699.
Salvador's case is the first incident of sexual abuse reported to the police authorities in the province this year. In 2000, 31 similar cases were recorded.
