Kapamilya actress Liza Soberano has fomally filed a criminal case against the internet provider employee over rape joke few days ago. 

According to the report of MJ Felipe, the actress said that the ‘rape joke’ shouldn’t be taken lightly. ‘‘I was really upset, because the fact that it’s a rape joke it’s not something that should be taken lightly, and the fact that she’s a woman, I would never in a million years do a joke like that.’‘

On Thursday morning, Soberano and her manager Ogie Diaz together with legal counsel Atty. Jun Lim of Lim-Yutatco-Sze law firm, Soberano took her oath before Deputy City Prosecutor Irene Resurreccion.

According to Atty. Jun Lim, the rape remark made by a netizen in a thread of comments in a post on Facebook is a clear violation of Section 4(c)(4) of Republic Act. No. 10175, otherwise known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012,” in relation to Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code.

Soberano admitted that the comment was below the belt and truly upsetting. 
 
“It was on Facebook under a thread of comments. It wasn’t the actual post of the person but she left a comment under someone else’s post a few days ago,” she said.

“It sounded like ‘Wala na daw akong trabaho. So I can do anything I want, di bale na raw masira ang image ko tapos masarap ipa-rape,’ the actress added.

The actress also stressed that the case is very personal and important to her, which is why she decided to lodge a formal complaint. 

“I think it is about time that people learn the consequences of speaking like that on social media,” she said.

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