G.R. No. 255677 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. XXX,* ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: In CRIMINAL CASE NO. MC15-4661-FC[,] the court finds accused [XXX] GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of Rape defined and penalized under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, and is hereby meted out the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA. Further, he is ORDERED to pay [AAA255677] civil indemnity of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00), FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) as moral damages and THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS (P30,000.00) as exemplary damages, subject to an interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum from finality of this decision until fully paid. In CRIMINAL CASE NO. MC15-4695-FC, the court finds accused [XXX] GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of Acts of Lasciviousness under Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Article II, [S]ection 5 (b) of [R.A. No.] 7610 and is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of TWELVE (12) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of RECLUSION TEMPORAL MINIMUM, as minimum, to SIXTEEN (16) YEARS, FIVE (5) MONTHS and ELEVEN (11) DAYS of RECLUSION TEMPORAL MEDIUM, as maximum. Likewise, he is ORDERED to pay [AAA255677] TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS ([P]25,000.00) as moral damages and TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS ([P]20,000.00) as exemplary damages subject to an interest rate of six percent (6%) per annum from finality of this decision until fully paid. In CRIMINAL CASE NO. MC15-4696-FC, ACCUSED [XXX] is hereby ACQUITTED for failure of the prosecution to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. SO ORDERED.