Maggie de la Riva rape case

Maggie de la Riva rape case
DateJune 26, 1967
LocationManila, Philippines
Accused
  • Jaime José
  • Basilio Pineda, Jr.
  • Rogelio Cañal
  • Edgardo Aquino
ChargesAbduction, rape, sexual assault
TrialJuly 11 – October 2, 1967 (1967-07-11 – 1967-10-02)
VerdictGuilty
ConvictionsAbduction, rape
SentenceDeath

Magdalena "Maggie" de la Riva (born September 3, 1942), is a Filipina actress who was abducted in front of her home in New Manila, Quezon City on June 26, 1967, by four men, all of whom were sons of influential families, and taken to a motor hotel where she was abused and raped. Her rape case became one of the most publicized cases in Philippine history.