G.R. No. 229860 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, V. XXX, ALFREDO GILLES, NIÑO G. MONTER AND CONSTANTE M. CASTIL ALIAS JUNJUN, ALIAS TANSYONG, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, all the foregoing considered, the court finds each of the four accused GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of one act of Rape by direct participation. Accused Alfredo Gilles, Niño G. Monter and Constante M. Castil are hereby sentenced to reclusion perpetua . Accused [XXX] is hereby sentenced to an Indeterminate penalty of 10 years of prision mayor , as minimum, to 17 years and 4 months of reclusion temporal , as maximum, appreciating in his favor the privileged mitigating circumstance of minority. Pursuant to Section 38 of R.A. No. 9344 and Section 48 of Supreme Court Rule on Juveniles in Conflict with the Law, [XXX] is hereby placed under suspended sentence. Set the disposition conference regarding said accused on May 20, 2014 at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon. All named accused are further ordered to jointly and solidarily pay [AAA] the sum of P200,000.00 as civil indemnity, the further sum of P200,000.00 as moral damages and the sum of P90,000.00 as exemplary damages plus costs, without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. SO ORDERED.