Court of Appeals junks Vhong Navarro’s motion to prevent filing of charges

- The Court of Appeals (CA) denied Vhong Navarro’s motion to stop Deniece Cornejo from filing rape and acts of lasciviousness charges against him

- The CA 14th Division stated that it is best to have a trial to determine the truthfulness of Cornejo’s accusations against Navarro

- Navarro’s plea for the issuance of status quo ante order was also junked by the CA

- The comedian’s case is not a recognized exception for granting the said order, the CA stated

Vhong Navarro’s motion to stop Deniece Cornejo from filing rape and acts of lasciviousness charges against him has been denied by the Court of Appeals (CA), as reported by CNN Philippines.

According to the CA 14th Division, it is best to have a trial to determine the truthfulness of Cornejo’s accusations against Navarro.

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Furthermore, the CA 14th Division also junked Navarro’s plea for the issuance of a status quo ante order. This is because Navarro’s case is not a recognized exception for granting the said order, the CA stated.

Earlier, Taguig City prosecutors filed a rape case against Navarro over the alleged rape of Cornejo back in 2014. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has already junked Cornejo’s rape complaint against Navarro for her allegedly inconsistent statements in her affidavits.

However, ABS-CBN reported that the Court of Appeals granted Cornejo’s petition regarding the dismissal of her rape complaint, stating that it is better for Navarro to defend himself at trial.

The controversy became big news back in 2014, when Cornejo accused Navarro of intoxicating her and raping her in her condominium unit in Taguig City, as reported by Rappler.

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Navarro was also allegedly beaten up by Cornejo’s male friends during the same night the alleged rape took place. The Taguig court convicted Cornejo, Cedric Lee, and Jed Fernandez for grave coercion in 2018 for what happened to Navarro in 2014, as reported by Inquirer.

Vhong Navarro is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, singer, judge, and TV host of ABS-CBN Entertainment Groups. He is part of the dance group Street boys in the Philippines. He is currently hosting the noontime variety show, It's Showtime.

Deniece Cornejo was allegedly crushed by ABS-CBN, the network where Vhong Navarro works, according to famous lawyer Atty. Ferdinand Topacio. Atty. Topacio said that Deniece has been through enough and that he already pitied her. He also revealed that the former model and actress is in the process of rebuilding her life after it was smashed by the giant network. The famous lawyer also said that Deniece doesn’t want to be an actress anymore, expressing his opinion that she’s already happy where she is.

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Vhong Navarro took to Instagram and wrote a lengthy message to his wife, Tanya Bautista. Along with his message, he also uploaded a cute video of the two of them together. The 'It's Showtime host' expressed his love and gratitude to Tanya. Moreover, many netizens and also celebrities have commented on Vhong's heartwarming post.

Source: KAMI.com.gh