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    The Supreme Court acquitted Ritter of rape with homicide charges due to reasonable doubt. The evidence did not sufficiently prove the victim was underage. The only witness testimony was contradictory and hearsay. Medical experts also testified that it was unlikely a foreign object could remain inside the body for months without causing pain or infection earlier. While acquitting Ritter, the court ordered his deportation and payment of 30,000 pesos.

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    The Supreme Court acquitted Ritter of rape with homicide charges due to reasonable doubt. The evidence did not sufficiently prove the victim was underage. The only witness testimony was contradictory and hearsay. Medical experts also testified that it was unlikely a foreign object could remain inside the body for months without causing pain or infection earlier. While acquitting Ritter, the court ordered his deportation and payment of 30,000 pesos.

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    The Supreme Court acquitted Ritter of rape with homicide charges due to reasonable doubt. The evidence did not sufficiently prove the victim was underage. The only witness testimony was contradictory and hearsay. Medical experts also testified that it was unlikely a foreign object could remain inside the body for months without causing pain or infection earlier. While acquitting Ritter, the court ordered his deportation and payment of 30,000 pesos.

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    G. R. No.

    88582
    March 5, 1991
    People of the Philippines v Ritter
    Facts:
    On October 10, 1986 about midnight the accused brought Jessie
    Ramirez and Rosario Baluyot inside his hotel room in MGM Hotel along
    Magsaysay Drive, Olongapo City. The accused took aout several items
    including pictures depicting dressed up young boys, a vicks-like
    inhaler, anti-nasal inhalers against pollution bought in Bangkok and a
    grayish blue object. They were asked to take a bath. While Rosario as
    insude the bathroom, Jessie was told to lie down and was masturbated
    by the accused. He also guided the boys hand for him to be
    masturbated. When Rosario came out of the bathroom, she was told to
    remove her clothes and join him in bed. The accused placed himself
    between the two and started fingering Rosario. Ramirez was already
    sleepy but was touched by Rosario to call his attention. He saw the
    accused placing his penis against the vagina of Rosario and trying to
    penetrate but it wouldnt fit. Ramirez didnt bother anymore and went
    to sleep. The next day, Ramirez was given P200.00 and Rosario was
    given P300.00 then the accused left. Rosario told Jessie that the
    accused inserted something in her vagina. Sometime the following
    day, Rosario told Jessie that the foreign object was removed. On the
    evening of the same date, Jessie saw Rosario complaining about the
    pain in her vagina and told her that the foreign object was not yet
    removed. On May 14, 1987, Gaspar Alcantara, while scavenging
    garbage at Lot 21 near the US Naval Base saw Rosario being ogled by
    people because her skirt was bloodied and she was unconscious and
    foul smelling. Rosario was brought to Olongapo City General Hospital
    and was first ignored since she was a street child until 3 good
    Samaritans namely Jessica Herrera, Fe Israel and Sr. Eva Palencia
    decided to help her. After being examined by physicians it was
    discovered that a foreign object was inside her vagina. Dr. Barcinal, her
    Ob-Gyne tried to extract the object by means of forceps but her
    attempts proved futile. She told the doctor that a Negro inserted the
    foreign object to her vaginal canal 3 months ago. The foreign object
    was extracted through an operation with anesthesia. The following day,
    she died because of cardio-respiratory arrest, secondary to septicemia
    caused by the foreign object inserted in her vaginal canal. The accused
    was charged with the crime of Rape with Homicide.
    Issue:
    Whether or not Ritter was guilty beyond reasonable doubt for the crime
    of Rape with Homicide.
    Held:

    The court emphasized some factors that aroused reasonable doubt.


    1.) The evidence on Rosarios baptism creates reasonable doubt
    about her being 12 years old. If the evidence of the prosecution
    is to be believed, she was not yet born on the date she was
    baptized.
    2.) Since proof of Rosario being under 12 was not satisfactory, the
    prosecution has to prove intimidation, or deprivation of reason in
    order to convict for rape. There is no such proof and in fact
    evidence show the willingness to submit to sexual acts for
    monetary considerations.
    3.) The only witness to the fact of Ritter placing the vibrator to
    Rosario was Jessie but he did not see Ritter insert the vibrator.
    Rosario told Jessie about the inserted vibrator and informed her
    that she has removed it. But he saw that night groaning because
    of her stomach pain. Ramirez testimony is not only hearsay, but
    also contradictory.
    4.) According to expert medical testimony, a foreign object with
    active properties to cause pain after seven months inside the
    vaginal canal would have set in much earlier.
    5.) The gynecologist testified that Rosario told her a Negro put the
    foreign object. The accused is Caucasian
    The judgment was reversed and set aside. Appellant is acquitted on
    the grounds of reasonable doubt but is hereby directed to institute
    proper deportation proceedings and is ordered to pay P30,000.00.

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