Deniece Cornejo on dismissal of Vhong Navarro's rape case: 'Surprised and more traumatized'


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  • "I'm surprised and more traumatized. The RTC and MTC took jurisdiction of the cases already and the cases are on trial already. Under normal circumstances, this is not supposed to happen. What happened to our justice system?" said Cornejo, when asked how she felt about the court's decision, in a text message on March 23.


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One week after the dismissal of Vhong Navarro's rape case, model Deniece Cornejo admitted that she was "surprised and more traumatized" by the decision of the High Court.

"I'm surprised and more traumatized. The RTC and MTC took jurisdiction of the cases already and the cases are on trial already. Under normal circumstances, this is not supposed to happen. What happened to our justice system?" said Cornejo, when asked how she felt about the court's decision, in a text message on March 23.

Cornejo said that her lawyers are planning to file a motion to reconsider the court's decision.

She added: "A woman who fought for her rights for 9 years and risked her safety and life, she means serious and seeking a fair justice.

"Given the evidence I presented and explained, I was very consistent and honest. I’m hoping that we must understand the pain and effects of trial by publicity that brings to any young woman who is going through a horrible drug rape experience.

"If we don’t realize this as early, our justice System will not be taken seriously," Cornejo said.