Atty. Maggie Abraham-Garduque, the lawyer of independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz, insisted that the decision made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against her clients lacked basis.
It can be recalled that the DOJ filed charges against Jojo and Richard for what they allegedly did to actor Sandro Muhlach last July after GMA Gala 2024.
In her statement, Atty. Garduque said there was no basis for her clients to face serious charges and cited the testimonies made by Sandro against the two independent contractors.
According to Garduque, Sandro insisted that Richard spread his legs and licked his hole during the incident.
“Therefore, as per the resolution, Sandro said that Richard merely licked his b-tth-le,” said Atty. Garduque.
“If what was being licked was his b-tth-le only then there is no insertion. There is insertion if the tongue goes inside the b-tth-le,” she added.
Garduque also insisted that it would be impossible for penetration to happen.
“Likewise, it is our assertion that it is physically impossible to insert a tongue inside the an-l orifice without any injury. You need to overstretch it to create an opening, which naturally will result in laceration or injury,” she stated.
Richard and Jojo’s camp cited the medico-legal report, which could prove that there was no sign that Sandro was forced during their meeting last July.