DIRECT EXAMINATION

CHRISTINE TORRALBA

1. Q: GOOD AFTERNOON MISS WITNESS.

a: good afternoon, ma’am.

2. Q: MISS WITNESS, DO YOU KNOW THE ACCUSED OF THIS CASE?

a: yes, he is our utility man at bohol massage and spa

3. Q; HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN THE ACCUSED?

a: we are co-workers for 2 years now. i was employed at our place of work for one year already
when donald sumangil was hired as utility man.

4. Q: SINCE YOU CANNOT DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE ACCUSED, CAN YOU
DESCRIBE HIS BEHAVIOR WHEN YOU ARE AT YOUR PLACE OF WORK?
a: donald is nice to me all the time. he brings me food sometimes and most of the time
compliments me especially about the dress i wear.

5. Q: CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT PART WHERE HE COMPLIMENTS YOU WITH THE DRESS YOU
WEAR?
a: most of the time, especially everytime i came to work at the spa, he always tells me that
“christine, angayan gyud ka sa imong gesuot, sexy kaayo ka tan-awon” or sometimes, he tells
me “humota jud ing christine oy, lupig paman naay uyab”.

6. Q: DID YOU NOT FIND IT SUSPICIOUS WHY HE IS ALWAYS COMPLIMENTING YOU?

a: no, because aside from the fact that i can’t see his reaction, i also thought that he was just
being nice to me.

7. Q: WHEN YOU SAID HE IS NICE TO YOU ALL THE TIME, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
a: when i asked him for help or assistance he never refuses. he also talks to me most of the time.

8. Q: WHAT WERE THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT, IF ANY?

a: various things, like about the things that i like and dislike. he also asked me one time why i
never have a boyfriend.

9. Q: HOW DID YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

a: i told him that i don’t want to be in a relationship because of my disability.

10. Q: DID YOU ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS LIKES TOO?

a: yes, he said he is attracted to pretty and sexy girls like me. but i never took it seriously
because i am used to his behavior and he always laugh when he talks about that stuff.
11. Q: MISS WITNESS, YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR JA THAT YOU WENT INSIDE THE ROOM RESERVED
FOR FEMALE MASSAGE THERAPIST AT TEN O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING, AM I CORRECT?
a: yes

12. Q: HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS 10 O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING?
a: before i entered the room, i asked dario mercado, our receptionist about the time since my
duty was only until 12 midnight.

13. Q: NOW WHEN YOU FELT A HAND WAS TOUCHING YOUR BREAST WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING,
DID YOU SHOUT RIGHT AWAY?
a: no, because i was just awakened that moment, so i was not able to respond to it right away.

14. Q: WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU FELT A HAND WAS TOUCHING YOUR BREAST?
a: i was trying to grab the hand of a person, but i could not get hold of it.

15. Q: WHEN WAS THE EXACT MOMENT THAT YOU STARTED SCREAMING?
a: it was when i was asking who the person was and nobody answered but then when that
person is already touching my genetalia. i was so shocked and scared so, i screamed.

16. Q: WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU FELT OR OBSERVED ABOUT THE PERSON THAT WAS TOUCHING YOU?
a: i smelled a trace of alcohol and cigarette from that person.

-THAT WOULD BE ALL FOR THE WITNESS YOUR HONOR-