G.R. Nos. 140218-23 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. CARLOS ESCAÑO, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crimes of rape, and accordingly: In Criminal Case No. 5830, the death penalty is hereby imposed [upon the accused] and [for him] to indemnify Mergie Raoet Macam in the amount of P75,000.00; In Criminal Case No. 5831, the death penalty is hereby imposed upon the accused and for him to indemnify Mergie Raoet Macam [in] the amount of P75,000.00; In Criminal Case No. 5832, the death penalty is hereby imposed upon the accused and for him to indemnify Mergie Raoet Macam [in] the amount of P75,000.00; In Criminal Case No. 5833, the death penalty is hereby imposed upon the accused and for him to indemnify Zenaida Raoet Macam [in] the amount of P75, 000.00; In Criminal Case No. 5834, the death penalty is hereby imposed upon the accused and for him to indemnify Mergie Raoet Macam in the amount of P75,000.00; In Criminal Case No. 5835, the death penalty is hereby imposed upon the accused and for him to indemnify Mergie Raoet Macam [in] the amount of P75,000.00; and to pay moral damages in the amount of P100,000.00 to each of the [complainants], without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency with the accessory penalties provided by law. The accused is also ordered to pay the costs in each case. "SO ORDERED.