Supreme Court writes major child abuse decision in Filipino

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MANILA, Philippines — In a demonstration of making the law accessible to the public, the Supreme Court (SC) has released a major criminal law ruling written entirely in the national language.

In a 26-page decision penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh of the Third Division, the Court denied the appeal of the child abuser designated by the SC as GGG269811 to protect the identity of the victim, the granddaughter of his common-law wife.

The SC affirmed the three counts of statutory rape and one count of sexual assault against the nine-year-old victim, designated by the SC as AAA269811.

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