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Archie Alemania submits counter-affidavit on lasciviousness complaint filed by Rita Daniela

Published Dec 11, 2024 9:36 am

Archie Alemania submitted a counter-affidavit on the acts of lasciviousness complaint filed by his colleague Rita Daniela, who claimed that he touched her without consent.

GMA News on Dec. 10 reported that the actor and his lawyer Ameir Muksan filed the counter-affidavit before the Bacoor Hall of Justice in Cavite.as part of the ongoing preliminary investigation into the case.

Alemania declined to comment further on the issue.

Daniela’s lawyer Maggie Abraham-Garduque was present during the filing.

Garduque said that as much as they can, they make sure that the local stars won’t cross paths. “As her counsel, I also have to protect her mental health," she explained. "The counsel of Archie is amenable to that."

Daniela is still "not ok," according to Garduque.

The actress is set to submit her response to Alemania's counter-affidavit on Dec. 17.

In her complaint filed in October, Daniela recalled Alemania making a vulgar statement toward her when they attended a Thanksgiving party together on Sept. 9.

"Doon pa lang, naooffend na si Rita," Garduque said at the time. "She felt uncomfortable already, but she did not confront Archie during that time kasi ang dating sa kanya baka he did not mean it, na lasing lang and nagbibiro lang."

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.

Daniela and Alemania were co-stars in the teleserye Widows' War.