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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Repost: Legal Team of Willie Revillame Preparing for Trial on His Child Abuse Charge

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Following the recent decision of the Court of Appeals to affirm the earlier ruling of a Quezon City regional trial court that found probable cause to indict Willie Revillame for violation of the anti-child abuse law, a representative of the embattled TV host’s legal team says he is ready for a “full blown trial.”

“We received last Friday the Order from the Court of Appeals (CA). It denied the Motion for Reconsideration to our Petition for Certiorari where we asked the CA to find no probable and to dismiss without need of trial the case filed by the City Prosecutor for child abuse. The CA held the RTC judge has the discretion to proceed with the trial proper,” said Atty. Leonard de Vera in a text message to News5’s MJ Marfori.

De Vera said his client had accepted the decision. ”In fact, Willie Revillame had voluntarily posted bail way back three years ago. There is no outstanding warrant for his arrest. And the Pretrial has been completed. Willie’s team of lawyers is ready for a full-blown trial. We are confident Justice will prevail,” he added.

The case against Revillame for violation of Republic Act 7610 or the anti-child abuse law was filed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in 2011 in response to the public outcry following a viral video of a “macho dancing” performance by a 6-year-old boy as instigated by Revillame in his TV5 game show “Willing Willie.”

“It can be recalled that Mr. Revillame made a six-year-old boy perform gyrating dance movements on national television in an earlier version of his show,” said DSWD Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman last year in welcoming an earlier decision by the Court of Appeals affirming the lower court’s issuance of a warrant of arrest against Revillame for which he subsequently posted bail.

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The controversy resulted in the withdrawal of several advertisers from “Willing Willie”, which was subsequently issued a one-month suspension by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

After the suspension, Revillame returned with a revamped program called “Will Time Bigtime”, which ran until January 2013. It was immediately replaced by “Wowowillie”, which ran for almost nine months until TV5 cancelled it due to poor ratings.

After a hiatus of almost two years, Revillame moved to GMA Network where he has been hosting a game show called “Wowowin”.

19 comments:

  1. Kaya mo yan Koya Wel

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    1. Wow full blown! Yung mga magulang nga hindi nagreklamo kung nacompensate man o hindi eh hindi nga nagreklamo...magulang o tiyuhin o kamag anak nagturo sa bata ng ganun

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  2. Please lang wag nang patagalin pa ulit ang issue.
    Let justice be done.

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  3. Eto talaga pinagaaksayahan ng panahon ng korte samantalang ung laglag bala at issue ni trillanes at duterte di man lang umusad papunta sa korte!

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    1. alam mo naman basta politicians eh tago ang baho,

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    2. Ang tagal na nga nito, ngayon lang nabigyang pansin.

      And sa justice, walang maliit na tao. Pantay dapat.

      Kaloka ka.

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  4. Wag na patagalin pa, ikulong na yan.

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  5. San ba kasi natutunan ng bata yang sayaw na yan?

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  6. Ganyan talaga yung mga taong umaakyat ulit na ibinababa pa ulit. Shogal na nito please lang tapusin niyo na at walang kakwenta kwenta! Ooppps! Yeah for me wala kasi wala nmn masama diyan. Pinsan ko nga pinagsayaw nmin ng macho nakahubo pa! Kasuhan niyo ko!!! Hahaha wala lang kasiyahan kasi ng Nanay ko yung wowowin eh ayun si mudrakels malungkot.

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    1. Ang lola ko din gustong gusto yang palabas na yan.

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  7. Jail him already.

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    1. watch the video first. pinagsayaw lang niya yung bata. nasa bata yun kung sasayaw siya or hindi plus gustong gusto pa nung kasama na sumayaw yung jugets. im not a fan of willie tho. pero napanood ko yung video at wala akong nakitang masama na ginawa ni willie.

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    2. true....napanood ko din yun, andun ang mga magulang nung bata..sila nag uutos na sumayaw, bakit ndi un ang kasuhan?

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    3. Ako rin, i watched that episode, sa totoo lang, walang mali dun sa nangyari. Saka it's only a dance, as if naman gagamitin ng bata yun sa ibang bagay o sa masamang gawain. SAYAW lang iyan, naging big issue na.

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    4. Nakita mo bang umiiyak na un bata pinapasayaw pa din uli ni willie?

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    5. 8:55 eh kasi wala silang makukuhang pera dun sa parents ng bata

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  8. i agree walang mali!!! kasiyahan lang yan!!! dyos ko daming kurakot dyan na dapat
    niyong kasuhan!!!

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  9. I watched that episode and for me walang maling ginawa si Willie.

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  10. napanood ko din yan, walang kasalanan si willie, naawa pa nga siya sa bata, hindi naman siya ang may kinalaman sa talent na ginawa ng bata at ultimo nanay ng bata naniniwala na walang kasalanan si willie.. god bless you willie.

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