G.R. Nos. 134488-89 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. PEPITO FLORES Y MARIANO, ACCUSED-.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

Wherefore, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 15397-R, the Court finds the accused Pepito Flores guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Rape (committed on November 6, 1997) as charged in the Information defined and penalized under Article 266-B in relation to Article 266-A paragraph 1(a) Section 2 of Republic Act 8353 and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua; to indemnify the complainant AAA the sum of P50,000.00 as Moral Damages without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs. The accused Pepito Flores being a detention prisoner is entitled to be credited 4/5 of his preventive imprisonment in the service of his sentence in accordance with Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code. 2. In Criminal Case No. 15398-R, the Court finds the accused Pepito Flores guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Rape (committed in December 1993) as charged in the Information, defined and penalized under Article 335 paragraph No. (1) of the Revised Penal Code and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua; to indemnify the complainant AAA the sum of P50,000.00 as Moral Damages, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency; to recognize BBB, the son of AAA, as his natural son and to give him the reasonable amount of support of P1,000.00 a month, and to pay the costs. The accused Pepito Flores being a detention prisoner is entitled to be credited 4/5 of his preventive imprisonment in the service of his sentence in accordance with Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code. SO ORDERED.