G.R. Nos. 127023-25 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. REYNALDO ACALA, ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, foregoing premises considered, the court finds the accused REYNALDO ACALA guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape defined and penalized under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. 7659, for three (3) counts, as charged against him and is hereby sentenced to suffer in each of the case, the extreme penalty of DEATH. The accused is further ordered to pay the private complainant Fe Acala the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) as moral damages and the amount of TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND (P25,000.00) PESOS as exemplary damages and the cost of the suit. SO ORDERED.