THE Department of Justice has filed criminal cases against Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, former TV consultants accused of rape and sexual assault by actor Sandro Muhlach.
“Based on the investigation conducted by our prosecutor, it appears that there is a definite positive identification by the victim of the two individuals who abused him, and he narrated thoroughly the details of what happened to him,” Acting Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon told reporters.
Fadullon said the prosecution on case also considered the defense raised by the respondents, which was a mere denial of the allegations.
“Of course, the prosecutor considered the defense raised by the respondents. But in this case, their only defense was to deny what happened. We know that, in law, positive identification is the strongest form of evidence and denial by itself is the weakest,” he further said.
Meanwhile, Atty. Maggie Garduque, counsel for Nones and Cruz, told reporters in a message that “we will issue a statement as soon as we receive the copy and we have read the basis of the department in giving due course to the complaint.”
At the latter part of the clip, Costura showed Sandro a card which surprised the actor, prompting him to shout in shock and stood from his seat.
Meanwhile, Sandro’s dad, actor Niño Muhlach, also expressed joy as he declared via his Facebook page, “God is good!” (Anne Pasajol, Tetch Torres-Tupas © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
