In 1994, Echegaray, a house painter, was accused of repeatedly raping Rodessa, the 10-year-old daughter of his live-in-partner (Rodessa was nicknamed "Baby" by the press). [1] . During Echegaray's trial, Rodessa's mother accused her daughter of lying and claimed that the accusation was motivated by the greed of Rodessa's grandmother.

Jun 28, 2006 · Baby Echegaray, the moral icon that drove the nation to carry out the country’s first execution by lethal injection in 1999, warned the country will experience a spate of criminality and...

Aug 30, 2017 · Upon being arraigned on August 1, 1994, the accused-appellant, assisted by his counsel de oficio, entered the plea of "not guilty." This is a case of rape by the father of his ten-year old daughter. Complainant RODESSA ECHEGARAY is a ten-year old girl and a fifth-grader, born on September 11, 1983. Rodessa is the eldest of five siblings.

Feb 5, 2014 · Leo Echegaray, destined to become the first person to meet such a fate in the Philippines, was a house painter convicted of raping his daughter or stepdaughter. (Despite Rodessa’s surname, her mother and Leo never married.

Aug 11, 2020 · On Aug. 1, 1994, Leo Echegaray was arraigned by the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City for the crime of rape of his 10-year old daughter Rodessa. The prosecution presented Rodessa, her grandmother Asuncion Rivera and the medico-legal officer.

The case involves an allegation of rape committed by Leo Echegaray y Pilo against his ten-year-old daughter, Rodessa Echegaray. The complaint, filed in April 1994 in Quezon City, alleges that the accused, by means of force and intimidation, had …

This sexual fling of Rodessa were corroborated by Silvestra Echegaray, the fourth and last witness for the defense. She stated that she tried hard to correct the flirting tendency of Rodessa and that she scolded her when she saw Rodessa viewing an X-rated tape.

For this reason, the Court in its Resolution of January 4, 1999 merely noted the Motion to Set Aside of Rodessa "Baby" R. Echegaray dated January 7, 1999 and Entry of Appearance of her counsel dated January 5, 1999.

Complainant RODESSA ECHEGARAY is a ten-year old girl and a fifth-grader, born on September 11, 1983. Rodessa is the accompanied to the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory for medical examination (p. 22, ibid.). Rodessa testified that the said sexual assaults happened only during the time when her mother was pregnant. Rodessa added

Complainant RODESSA ECHEGARAY is a ten-year old girl and a fifth-grader, born on September 11, 1983. Rodessa is the eldest of five siblings. She has three brothers aged 6, 5 and 2, respectively, and a 3-month old baby sister.