WHAT TO FILE IF PREGNANT BY RAPE? Ano nag kaso na pwede isampa sa isang tao lalo na pag nasa ibang bansa na ito nagtatrabaho? May nangyari sa pinsan ko at dun sa lalaki seaman po siya. Ngayon po ang sabi ng pinsan ko pinilit lamang siya. Pero nagbunga po ang nangyari sa kanila at dinedeny po eto nang lalaki na hindi siya ang ama. Wala po nagiging boyfriend ang pinsan ko at hindi din po niya boyfriend yung lalaki. Pano po kaya hakbang pwede namin gawin para mapanagot yung lalaki? Manganganak na po pinsan ko sa susunod na buwan.
Ano kaso pwede isampa pag nabuntis through rape?
Atty. Bimbi
is a Legal expert
in the Philippines
If the sexual act was committed without the consent of the woman, that is rape. You can file a case for rape. You need a lawyer who can help you. You will have to get your evidence ready and file a complaint with the prosecutor's office.
If the man is out of the country, your lawyer might need to request the DFA to cancel his passport so that he will be forced to come home and face the charges. The problem, with this is, if the man is imprisoned, then he cannot work and so he will be unable to support your niece's pregnancy and childbirth.
You can also file a case for child abuse because now, under the Violence against Women and their Children Act, the refusal of a man to support his child is an act of child abuse.
Please talk to a lawyer you trust and who practices criminal law. Your niece must also be ready because testifying of rape in open court is an embarrassing experience.
If the man is out of the country, your lawyer might need to request the DFA to cancel his passport so that he will be forced to come home and face the charges. The problem, with this is, if the man is imprisoned, then he cannot work and so he will be unable to support your niece's pregnancy and childbirth.
You can also file a case for child abuse because now, under the Violence against Women and their Children Act, the refusal of a man to support his child is an act of child abuse.
Please talk to a lawyer you trust and who practices criminal law. Your niece must also be ready because testifying of rape in open court is an embarrassing experience.
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