G.R. No. 223561 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JIMMY PITALLA, JR. Y DIOSA A.K.A. "BEBE," ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , in view of all the foregoing, this Court finds the accused JIMMY PITALLA, JR. y DIOSA "Guilty" beyond reasonable doubt for the commission of the crime of Rape punished under Article 266-A(1)(d) in relation to Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, as amended, and there being no mitigating nor aggravating circumstance, he is accordingly sentenced to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua and all its accessory penalties provided for by the law. Accused is likewise ordered to indemnify the private offended party, [AAA], the following amounts: 1) Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) representing the civil indemnity; 2) Thirty Thousand Pesos (P30,000.00) representing the moral damages; and 3) Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) representing the exemplary damages. SO ORDERED.