G.R. No. 109149 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. LEONCIO SANTOCILDES, JR. Y SIGA-AN, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua together its accessory penalty. The accused is ordered to pay the amount of P50,000.00 to the complainant and another amount for costs, without subsidiary penalty in case of failure to pay the civil liability and the cost. If qualified under Art. 29 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. 6127, as amended, and he has agreed in writing to abide by the same rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, he shall be credited with the full duration of his preventive imprisonment; otherwise, he shall only be credited with 4/5 of the same. SO ORDERED.