QC prosecutor’s office junks complaints filed by Sunshine Cruz against ex husband Cesar Montano
by PSR News Bureau
Nagdiriwang ang kampo ng aktor na si Cesar Montano matapos ibasura ng Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office ang mga reklamo ng dating asawa nitong si Sunshine Cruz. Matatandaang nag-file ng reklamo dati si Sunshine ng child abuse (R.A. 7610) at Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (R.A. 9262) laban sa kanyang estranged husband na si Cesar.
Ayon sa assistant prosecutor na si Ferdinand Baylong, nakalagda ang resolution na nagpapawalang-sala kay Cesar laban sa mga naging paratang ni Sunshine na dinala nila sa korte noong February 2015.
Nagsimula ang nasabing kaso sa reklamong inihain ni Sunshine na diumano’y “nagparaos” si Cesar sa harap ng kanilang mga anak na babae noong November 16, 2014. Ayon kay Sunshine, nagkaroon diumano ang mga anak nila ng ‘distress, psychological, and emotional violence.’
Ginawa na ebidensiya ni Sunshine ang mga sulat ng kanyang anak tungkol sa kalaswaan na diumano’y ginawa ng aktor. Pero ayon kay Asst. Prosecutor Baylon, kaya nabigo si Sunshine sa nasabing kaso ay dahil sa kakulangan ng probable cause at walang naging matibay na dahilan kung kaya’t nabasura ang nasabing kaso.
Narito ang bahagi ng resolution kaugnay ng pagkakabasura ng mga reklamo ni Sunshine:
“The complainant failed to produce any evidence which would engender a well-founded belief that respondent herein indeed masturbated in front of his daughters and thus caused them emotional and psychological distress.
“Since the victims here were the children, it was imperative upon the complainant to at least present them and have them authenticate their letter’s complaints.
“None of the daughters who allegedly was the respondent masturbate was presented.
“Thus, the undersigned was deprived of the opportunity to examine whether these children were capable of perceiving the truth and narrating them as ‘child witnesses.’
“Moreover, none of the letters which was allegedly written by the victims were notarized or subscribed to by them.
“Thus, for all intents and purposes, the assertions made by the complainant are mere hearsay since she did not have any personal knowledge as to the alleged masturbation which was committed by the respondent in front of their daughters.”
