Two officials of the Department of Justice requesting anonymity confirmed reports Wednesday that the alleged rape victim had wanted to meet with Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez to recant her charges that she was raped by the six US Marines last Nov. 1.
"Her recantation is that what she remembers is that she was being kissed. She wants to delete the element of rape in her original complaint-affidavit," one of the officials said.
Gonzalez on Tuesday turned down the request of the victim who was with lawyer Minerva Ambrosio to see him, saying he did not want to be accused of being biased.
After Gonzalez rejection, the victim and her lawyer went to the office of Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito Zuño and State Prosecutor Lilian Alejo to subscribe her supplemental-complaint affidavit of withdrawal of the charges.
"The victim was advised by Zuño to go to the fiscal in Olongapo at 7 a.m. today (Wednesday) so that she would not be seen by the media. If that portion (rape allegation) is deleted, the case will be dead. It will be lessened to sexual abuse or sexual molestation," one of the officials said.
Kawawa naman, her having to go through all this. So now the rape never happened is what she's saying?
Kinda predicted this would happen.
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