... Incest is a sexual relationship that is not accepted by society. ... Hence, the definition of incest in other society also varies. ...
In many societies, the marriage of parents and offspring, or brothers and sisters, is prohibited and abhorred, this is called the incest taboo (Twitchell, 1983). ...
Estimates of the number of incest victims in the Philippines vary. These discrepancies can be attributed to the fact that incest remains an extremely under-reported crime. ...
Incest rape has been cited as the most common form of child abuse. ...
Incest does not discriminate. ...
A common problem in our country is that, most incest rape cases are not proven to be rape because as what our Constitution prescribed. Rape in the law means the man puts his penis into the woman’s vagina. ... So if a man puts penis into her anus or mouth, or uses an object to rape her, he cannot be charged with rape, and can only be charged with indecent assault. ... If they do, then one or both of them might be charged with the crime of incest. The rules about incest are mostly the same as for rape, except that the law does not allow consent to incest, so consent is not an issue in a trial. ... Among all of these, we will focus on the social class aspect pertaining to the poverty-stricken people and lack of education as the main factors on the rampant increase of incest rape in Philippine society. ... In relation to incest rape, it is a big factor on its rampant increase. ... Because violent crimes such as incest rape, sexual assault, homicide, robbery, etc. ... For that reason, there’s a big chance for them to be inclined in heinous crimes such as incest rape. ... (Let’s be more specific in this part, we’ll identify the perpetrator as the “father”, because as we all know and are aware of, that most incest cases involve fathers. ... The usual explanation is that such incest occurs when the “marital relationship has broken down, the mother is alienated from the roles of wife and mother, and the father makes an alliance with his own daughter to fulfill his sexual desires.” (Gibson, 1999)
INCESTUOUS RAPE CASES ON THE RISE
The number of incestuous rape has reached an alarming proportion, according to the Child Protection Task Force of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
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