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WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 625, accused [BBB] is acquitted of the offense charge based on reasonable doubt, with cost de officio ; and 2. In Criminal Case Nos.
WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 625, accused [BBB] is acquitted of the offense charge based on reasonable doubt, with cost de officio ; and 2. In Criminal Case Nos. 624, 626, 627 and 628, the Court finds accused [BBB] guilty beyond reasonable doubt and as principal of four (4) counts of rape with the existence of the aggravating circumstances of relationship and minority of the victim and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua in each case without eligibility [for] parole. Further, the accused is sentenced to pay private complainant AAA the amount of [P]75,000.00 as civil indemnity, and the amount of [P]50,000.00 as moral damages in each case. Finally[,] accused is sentenced to pay the costs of suit. The accused being a detention prisoner, he shall be credited the preventive imprisonment he has undergone in the service of his sentence. SO ORDERED.