Nicole waiting for justice

November 21, 2007  --  Got something to say?
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Nearly a year after a 21-year-old US Marine was found guilty of raping Nicole,a 23-year-old Filipina, the victim and her family are still waiting for the countrys legal system to grant them absolute justice. Nicole, the woman who courageously told the world how she was sexually abused by Lance Corporal Daniel Smith inside a Hyundai Starex van at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on the night of Nov. 1, 2005, is now trying to live a normal life.

Atty. Evalyn Ursua said Smiths appeal before the Court Appeals has been submitted for resolution as well as the contempt charge filed against those who transferred Smith to the US Embassy after he was ordered committed to the Makati City Jail by Makati City regional trial court (RTC) Judge Benjamin Pozon on Dec. 4, 2006.

The petition at Supreme Court on the constitutionality and legality of the Visiting Forces Agreement has also been submitted for resolution, she added, noting that all she and her client can do now is wait.

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