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CRIM. CASES NOS. RTC 2010-0083 and 0084

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UNODC No.:
PHL022
Decisión/Fecha de lo Veredicto:
2012-03-26
Fecha de la Sentencia:
2012-03-26
Autor:
UNODC
Tribunal:
Regional Trial Court, Branch 62, Naga City

Palabras clave

Fines de explotación:
Explotación de la prostitución ajena u otras formas de explotación sexual
Sector en el que la explotación se lleva a cabo:
Explotación sexual comercial
Means:
Fraude
Engaño
Abuso de poder o de una situación de vulnerabilidad
Hechos:
Reclutamiento
Transporte
Translado
Forma de la Trata:
Nacional

Informacíon procesal

Sistema Legal:
Sistema Mixto
Última Corte:
Tribunal de primera instancia
Tipo de Proceso:
Criminal

Víctima / Demandantes de primera instancia

Víctima:
L.C.L.
Género:
Femenino
Víctima:
I.T.P.
Género:
Femenino

Acusado / Demandado de primera instancia

Acusado:
Zacarias Divina Gracia Abay-Abay III a.k.a. Bruno Dong Abay-Abay
Género:
Masculino
Acusado:
Irish Irene Doe
Género:
Femenino

resumen de los hechos

Both victims accepted Irene Doe’s offer to work as waitresses in another town. They soon discovered that the jobs offered were non-existent and they were forced to work as entertainers in a bar, owned by Abay Abay. They had to work for disproportionate payments and were not allowed to leave the bar. Both victims found a way to escape ten days after their arrival and notified the police.

In Crim. Case No. RTC 2010-0083, both accused were charged with Trafficking in Persons in relation to the victim L.C.L. In Crim. Case No. RTC 2010-0084, both accused were similarly charged with trafficking of the victim I.T.P. As I.T.P. never testified, the Court stated that the prosecution had not substantiated the case and acquitted the defendants.

Cargos/Reclamación/Decisión

Acusado:
Zacarias Divina Gracia Abay-Abay III a.k.a. Bruno Dong Abay-Abay
Veredicto:
Guilty
Acusación/Reclamación:
Trafficking in Persons
Legislación/Código:

Section 4 (a) of Republic Act 9208

Pena de Prisión:
20 años
Compensación/Pago a la Víctima:
Sí  50000  PHP  (Up to 10,000 USD)
Moral damages to L.C.L.
Multa/El pago al Estado:
Sí  1000000  PHP  (10,000-50,000 USD)  
Argumentación Jurídica:

The Court noted that the absence of evidence as to an improper motive behind the victims’ testimonies, entitled their testimony the full faith and credit.

The victims were recruited to work for a restaurant as waitresses and surprised to learn that they will work as entertainers when they arrived. This alone is deception, constituting the crime of trafficking. Taking advantage of the victims’ vulnerability of being in an unfamiliar place – having no money and knowing no one except their companions – accused forced them to work as entertainers in a bar.

The Court further noted that the criminal case of trafficking in persons as a prostitute is an analogical case to the crimes of seduction, abduction, rape, or other lascivious acts. To be trafficked as a prostitute is horrendous and atrocious. There is no doubt that L.C.L. experienced physical suffering, mental anguish, fright, serious anxiety, wounded feelings, moral shock, and social humiliation when she were trafficked.

Acusado:
Irish Irene Doe
Acusación/Reclamación:
Trafficking in Persons
Legislación/Código:

Section 4 (a) of Republic Act 9208

 
No further information regarding the sentence for Defendant 2

Fuentes/Citas

CRIM. CASES NOS. RTC 2010-0083 and 0084

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