The Taguig City prosecutors have filed a rape case against television host and comedian Vhong Navarro in relation to the rape charges filed by Deniece Cornejo in 2014.
Navarro now faces accusations of intoxicating and raping model Deniece Cornejo on January 17, 2014 in her condo unit in Taguig in an information filed at the Taguig City Regional Trial Court.
The filing of charges come after the Court of Appeals granted Cornejo’s petition challenging the dismissal of the rape charge against Navarro.
The Justice Department previously junked the petition of Cornejo due to inconsistent statements in her affidavits.
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“In the interest of justice, the undersigned is of the opinion that the Motion for Reconsideration including the Urgent Motion for the Issuance of a Status Quo Ante Order should be resolved first before further proceedings should be taken in the criminal case filed against accused Ferdinand Navarro in Taguig City,” the statement added.
The legal camp of actor Vhong Navaroo maintained that the television host is cleared from rape allegations on the case filed by Cornejo.
Last July, the Court of Appeals ordered the filing of charges against the actor.
In a Pep.ph report, Vhong’s lawyer Alma Mallonga said the rape accusations have been junked by courts due to inconsistencies in her statements and evidence.
The lawyer said that in Cornejo’s two sworn statements, there was no mention of rape against Vhong.
“The events, contained in 8 paragraphs of the complaint, ended with Mr. Navarro leaving the condo unit at her request,” Mallonga said.
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“She states: ‘He tried to insist that I let him stay longer (in the condo) and even made jokes about sleeping over… I told him, ‘No, di puwede talaga,’ so finally he conceded… Thereafter, Kuya Vhong left my unit by himself,” the lawyer added.
“Again, in a Petition dated February 4, 2014 filed with the court, Ms. Cornejo maintained that she was not raped on January 17, took pains to recount what happened that day which ended with her asking Mr. Navarro to leave, and he did, i.e. ‘Kuya Vhong left my unit by himself,” the lawyer continued.
The lawyer also cited the dismissals of the rape charges at the Taguig Prosecutor’s Office and the Department of Justice.
“Why would Ms. Cornejo, claiming she was raped on January 17, 2014, meet up with Mr. Navarro a few days later on January 22?” the lawyer added.
