Archie Alemania pleads not guilty to acts of lasciviousness charge filed by Rita Daniela
Archie Alemania pleaded not guilty to the lasviciousness complaint filed against him by Rita Daniela.
GMA's 24 Oras reported the development on the case following the arraignment and preliminary conference in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 29.
According to the media outlet, Alemania's gag order request not to allow the merits of the case to be made public has also been granted by the Bacoor City court.
Alemania's camp refused to comment on the complaint, though Daniela told the news program that she "knows [her] truth."
"I feel bad. I mean, ako, I know my truth and I know God is with me and kahit anong mangyari, kahit gaano pa katagal, lalabas at lalabas 'yung totoo," the actress said.
Alemania was indicted in the acts of lasciviousness raps in late March.
In her complaint filed in October 2024, Daniela recalled Alemania making a vulgar statement toward her when they attended a Thanksgiving party together on Sept. 9 of that year.
When the party ended, Alemania allegedly offered Daniela a ride home, which she accepted, thinking it was something an older brother would do.
But during the ride, Daniela recalled Alemania beginning to caress her shoulder and neck, which she found "uncomfortable."
"I was confused [whether] he was just comforting me as an elder brother since I told him about what happened to my mother in our conversation inside his vehicle," she said in her complaint.
Upon reaching the front of her house, Daniela said Alemania "forcibly got hold of my head and locked it with his grip and gave me a torrid kiss on the lips with his tongue out trying to put it inside my mouth."
After pushing him away and opening the car door, Daniela recalled Alemania pulling her back to hug her tightly from behind. He then allegedly groped her breast and "smashed it lasciviously."
Later on, Alemania supposedly texted Daniela to apologize, citing he was drunk.
In December 2024, Alemania submitted a counter-affidavit on the complaint.
Daniela and Alemania were co-stars in the teleserye Widows' War.
