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Cross Examination by The Defense
Cross Examination by The Defense
Cross Examination by The Defense
D: Ms. Witness, good morning. Can you please tell the court who you are again?
M: Repeat
M: actresss
D: In your profession, have you ever done any burlesque act for entertainment?
D: What kinds of entertainment acts have you performed in your tenure as an actress?
D: You said that when the cab dropped you off at your home, your mom and maid were there
waiting for you right?
M: yes
M: Yes
D: When did you come up with the decision to file a complaint again?
D: And the event happened 2 day prior, with policemen already present at your doorstep upon
your arrival from the alleged incidents. Why did it take that long to file a complaint?
M: ________
Defense (D): Ms. Witness, you said Jose, Aquino, Pineda and Cañal had sex with you, do you
remember if they ejaculated?
J: To sustain or overrule
M: Yes.
D: All of them?
M: Yes.
M: Inside me (cries).
D; Inside, where? M: Inside my vagina. P: All of them ejaculated inside your vagina?
M: Yes (cries)
D: Ms. Witness, I have here with me the Medical Report of your medico-internal examination,
stating that no semen was found in your vagina. _____
D: Ms. Witness, you said the accused threatened that they would finish you with their Thompson
and throw acid at your face.
M: Yes.
M: No.
D: Who was the person who dragged you inside the car?
M:Pineda jumped unto the driver's seat and sped away in the direction of Broadway Street. My
maid was left behind. Thereafter, I was made to sit between Jaime Jose and Edgardo Aquino at
the back seat. When the car reached Makati, Aquino took a handkerchief from his pocket and
then, they put blindfold to me.
D: If you saw something, can you describe to us what you saw while wearing the blindfold?
M: I did not see anything. The blindfold was only removed when we reached the room in
Swanky Hotel.
*Possible answer:
The other accused D: How were you sure that it was them when you have said that you were
blindfolded?
Judge: Sustained!
M: Because prior from putting the blindfold, I already saw the faces of the four accused.
D: Who were the four persons inside the car you are referring?
M: It was Jaime Jose, Edgardo Aquino, Basilio Pineda, Jr. and Rogelio Cañal.
Judge:
(Re-direct)