A subpoena has been issued for fitness expert Marie Roxanne "Plinky" Recto to appear before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in Bago City on March 9 for her arraignment.

The subpoena was for a criminal case for "slight physical injuries" filed by her former boyfriend, a Negrense lawyer, pending before Judge Herminigildo Octaviano.

The former boyfriend said in his affidavit that the incident occurred on Jan. 18, 2006 while he was attending the hearing of the civil case he filed against Recto before the Bago City Regional Trial Court for damages and custody of their 15-month-old son.

He said he was ordered by the judge bring their son to court. While Recto was cuddling their son, he said he was standing directly behind her when she unexpectedly back-kicked him hitting his left shin with her square heeled leather boot.

Guanzon, Recto's lawyer, said the former boyfriend hugged her client from the back, an act "which was unwanted."

"She (Recto) felt harassed and afraid he would harm her so she kicked him in the shin. He was the aggressor, she was just defending herself," Guanzon said.*CPG

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