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CRIM. CASES NOS. RTC 2010-0083 and 0084

Philippines
UNODC No.:
PHL022
Décision/Date de Verdict:
2012-03-26
Date de la peine:
2012-03-26
Auteur:
UNODC
Tribunal:
Regional Trial Court, Branch 62, Naga City

Mots-clés

Actes:
Recrutement
Transport
Transfert
Secteur dans lequel l'exploitation a lieu:
Exploitation sexuelle commerciale
Means:
Fraude
Tromperie
Abus d’autorité ou d’une situation de vulnérabilité
Formes de la Traite:
National
Fins d’exploitation:
Exploitation de la prostitution d’autrui ou d’autres formes d’exploitation sexuelle,

Parcours procédural du dossier

Le Système Juridique:
Système Mixte
Dernière Cour:
Tribunal de première instance
Type de Action Juridique:
Criminel

Victime / Demandeurs de la première instance

Victime:
L.C.L.
Sexe:
Féminin
Victime:
I.T.P.
Sexe:
Féminin

Défendeurs / Répondants de la première instance

Défendeur:
Zacarias Divina Gracia Abay-Abay III a.k.a. Bruno Dong Abay-Abay
Sexe:
Masculin
Défendeur:
Irish Irene Doe
Sexe:
Féminin

Résumé des faits

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.

Frais/Réclamations/Décisions

Défendeur:
Zacarias Divina Gracia Abay-Abay III a.k.a. Bruno Dong Abay-Abay
Verdict:
Guilty
Charge/Réclamation:
Trafficking in Persons
Législation/Code:

Section 4 (a) of Republic Act 9208

Durée de l'Emprisonnement:
20 ans
Dommages-intérêts à la victime:
Oui  50000  PHP  (Up to 10,000 USD)
Moral damages to L.C.L.
Amende/Paiement à l'Etat:
Oui  1000000  PHP  (10,000-50,000 USD)  
Raisonnement Juridique:

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.

Défendeur:
Irish Irene Doe
Charge/Réclamation:
Trafficking in Persons
Législation/Code:

Section 4 (a) of Republic Act 9208

 
No further information regarding the sentence for Defendant 2

Source/Citation

CRIM. CASES NOS. RTC 2010-0083 and 0084

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