G.R. NO. 168476 [FORMERLY G.R. NO. 154728-30] - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. CHARLIE GLORIA. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, all premises considered, this Court finds and so holds Charlie Gloria y Magnaye to be GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of Statutory Rapes as defined and penalized under Articles 266-A and 266-B of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, in Criminal Cases Nos. 3115-M-99, 3116-M-99, 3117-M-99. Considering the presence of the aggravating/qualifying circumstance that "the victim is under eighteen (18) years of age and the offender is a parent x x x of the victim", he is hereby sentenced to suffer the supreme penalty of DEATH by lethal injection in each of these three (3) cases. Likewise, the accused is also directed to indemnify the offended party AAA [12] in the amount of P75,000.00 for each count of rape since these offenses are qualified by circumstances under which the penalty of death is authorized to be imposed by law. In addition, the award of moral damages in the amount of P50,000.00 in each case is also in order considering that in all rape cases, moral damages shall be awarded even in the absence of proof for it is presumed that the complainant has suffered the trauma of physical, mental and psychological sufferings. Exemplary damages in the amount of P25,000.00 is also awarded in the hope of deterring fathers with perverse tendencies and aberrant sexual behaviors from sexually abusing their daughters (People vs. Francisco Navida, G.R. No. 132239-40, December 4, 2000). SO ORDERED.