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TL;DR — Ruling
WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing considerations, the Court finds the accused RAMON CANALES RAYLES, GUILTY of the crime of Rape, pursuant to Article 266-A, Section 1 in relation to Article 266 B, (paragraph 1) of the Revised Penal Code, as amended and he is hereby sentenced to RECLUSION PERPETUA. He is also directed to indemnify the offended party, AA, the amount of P50,000.00, P10,000.00 as moral damages and to pay the costs of this suit.
accordingly sentenced him to reclusion perpetua , thus: WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing considerations, the Court finds the accused RAMON CANALES RAYLES, GUILTY of the crime of Rape, pursuant to Article 266-A, Section 1 in relation to Article 266 B, (paragraph 1) of the Revised Penal Code, as amended and he is hereby sentenced to RECLUSION PERPETUA. He is also directed to indemnify the offended party, AA, the amount of P50,000.00, P10,000.00 as moral damages and to pay the costs of this suit. The period of the accused's confinement is considered in the service of his sentence. Consistent with the Court rulings, the Court cannot direct accused to recognize [the child born of AA] considering that he is a married man. With respect to the manifestation of accused through counsel, that in the event he is convicted he prays that a DNA testing be conducted, the undersigned believes that it is not necessary, the complainant's pregnancy and the consequent birth of a child not being elements of the crime of rape. The Jail Warden is directed to bring the accused to the New Bilibid Prisons, Muntinlupa City, immediately. SO ORDERED.