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Republic of the Philippines Department of Justice CITY PROSECUTION OFFICE CATRIONA GRAY-BONDAD Complainant , -versus- CLINT BONDAD Respondent.Docket No: _____For: Violation of R 9262 Violence Against Women and their Childrenx------------------------------xCOMPLAINT – AFFIDAVITI, CATRIONA GRAY-BONDAD...

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Justice CITY PROSECUTION OFFICE ________________

CATRIONA GRAY-BONDAD Complainant , -versusCLINT BONDAD Respondent.

Docket No: _________

For: Violation of R.A 9262 Violence Against Women and their Children

x------------------------------x

COMPLAINT – AFFIDAVIT I, CATRIONA GRAY-BONDAD, of legal age, Filipino, married to the respondent, and a resident of Purok 1, Block 2, Lot 3, Southville 4, Muntinlupa City, after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and state: 1. I am and the same person who is the complainant in the instant case; 2. I know the person of BONDAD, being my husband, and is currently residing at Phase 5, Block 6, Lot 7, Tensuan Site, Poblacion, Muntinlupa City; 3. That we were married on February 14, 2005 at Regional Trial Court – Branch 13 before the sala of Hon. Judge Ambagan. The copy of marriage certificate is hereto attached as Annex “A”;

4. That out of lawful marriage, we begot five (5) children. The first child is Ma. Venus G. Bondad, 15 years old; followed by Shamcey G. Bondad, 13 years old; then Janine Mari G. Bondad, 12 years old; fourth is Ariella G. Bondad, 9 years old; and finally Maxine G. Bondad, 7 years old. Copies of their Certificates of Live Birth are hereto attached and marked as Annexes “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”, and “F” respectively; 5. That

in

the

beginning

of

our

marriage,

we

lived

harmoniously as husband and wife and parents to our children until later part that the my husband had shown and displayed irrational behaviour not expected from a mature and a responsible husband and father to our children; 6. That even back in 2010, he has started to physically hurt me whenever he is in a bad mood. He has punched me in the mouth that caused the loss of my five teeth. Copies of my Dental Check-up and

body scars photo are hereto

attached and marked as Annexes “G”and “H” respectively; 7. I also suffered intimidation and humiliation as a violation of paragraph (g) Section 5 of R.A 9262: "Sexual violence" refers to an act which is sexual in nature, committed against a woman or her child. It includes, but is not limited to: 1.

rape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness, treating a woman or her child as a sex object, making demeaning and sexually suggestive remarks, physically attacking the sexual parts of the victim's body, forcing her/him to watch obscene publications and indecent shows or

forcing the woman or her child to do indecent acts and/or make films thereof, forcing the wife and mistress/lover to live in the conjugal home or sleep together in the same room with the abuser;

8. That in May 2018, he went to work in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

but

after

6

months

we

lost

all

forms

of

communication; 9. That in May 2019, he informed us that he is coming back to the Philippines but he did not return home to me and our children; 10. That his act of continuous failure to give support since 2018 is tantamount to economic abuse which is defined under R.A 9262 or Violence Against Women and their Children as: "Economic abuse" refers to acts that make or attempt to make a woman financially dependent which includes, but is not limited to the following: 1.

withdrawal of financial support or preventing the victim from engaging in any legitimate profession, occupation, business or activity, except in cases wherein the other spouse/partner objects on valid, serious and moral grounds as defined in Article 73 of the Family Code;

11.

I have been hearing rumours that my husband has

been romantically engaged and cohabiting with another woman in Phase 5, Block 6, Lot 7, Tensuan Site, Poblacion, Muntinlupa City whose name is Rachel Peters. Their pictures and chat message exchange with each

other

are

hereto

attached

as

Annex

“I”

and

“J”

respectively; 12. That this act cohabiting with another woman caused substantial and emotional distress to me and our children which is violation of paragraph (h) Section 5 of R.A 9262; 13. Moreover, we suffer and continuously suffering of mental

and

emotional

anguish,

public

ridicule

and

humiliation when he had denial of financial support to our children which is a violation of paragraph (i) Section 5 of R.A 9262; 14. That I cause the preparation of this affidavit to support my complaint.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of February 2020 at Municipality City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

CATRIONA GRAY-BONDAD Complainant-Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _______ day of February 2020. _____________________ City Prosecutor...