PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JERRIE R. ARRAZ, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, JUDGMENT is hereby rendered as follows: In Criminal Case No. R-QZN-15-00611-CR, the Court finds [Arraz] guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having committed the crime of [q]ualified [t]rafficking in [p]ersons under Section 4(a) [and] (e) and in relation to Sections 3(a)(c) (h) [sic] and [Sections] 6(a) and 10(e) of [Republic Act] No. 9208[,] as amended by [Republic Act No.] 10364[,] and sentences him to suffer the penalty of LIFE IMPRISONMENT and pay a fine of [PHP] 2,000,000.00 without eligibility for parole. He is likewise ordered to pay the private offended party [AAA] the sum of [PHP] 500,000.00 as moral damages[] and [PHP] 100,000.00 as exemplary damages[,] plus costs of suit. In Criminal Case No. R-QZN-15-00612-CR, the Court finds [Arraz] guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having committed the crime of [q]ualified [t]rafficking in [p]ersons under Section 4(a) [and] (e) and in relation to Sections 3(a)(h) (j) [sic] and [Sections] 6(a) and 10(e) of [Republic Act] No. 9208[,] as amended by [Republic Act No.] 10364[,] and sentences him to suffer the penalty of LIFE IMPRISONMENT and pay a fine of [PHP] 2,000.000.00 without eligibility for parole. He is likewise ordered to pay the private offended party [AAA] the sum of [PHP] 500,000.00 as moral damages[] and [PHP] 100,000.00 as exemplary damages[,] plus costs of suit. In Criminal Case No. R-QZN-15-00613-CR, the Court finds [Arraz] guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having committed the crime of [r]ape under [Article] 266-A, [paragraph] 1(a) [of the RPC] and sentences him to suffer the penalty of [r]eclusion [p]erpetua without possibility for parole in accordance with [Republic Act No.] 9346. He is likewise ordered to pay the private offended party [AAA] the sum of [PHP] 100,000.00 as civil indemnity, [PHP] 100,000.00 as moral damages[] and [PHP] 100,000.00 as exemplary damages[,] plus costs of suit. In Criminal Case No. R-QZN-15-00614-CR, the Court finds [Arraz] guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having committed the crime of [r]ape under [Article] 266-A, [paragraph] 2 (Rape by Sexual Assault) [of the RPC] and sentences him to suffer the indeterminate penalty of six (6) years of prision correccional [,] as minimum to ten (10) years of prision mayor [,] as maximum. He is likewise ordered to pay the private offended party [AAA] the amount of [PHP] 30,000.00 as civil indemnity, [PHP] 30,000.00 as moral damages and [PHP] 30,000.00 as exemplary damages. In Criminal Case No. R-QZN-15-00615-CR, the Court finds [Arraz] guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having committed the crime of [q]ualified [t]rafficking in [p]ersons under Section 4(a) [and] (e) and in relation to Sections 3(a)(c) (f) [sic] and [Section] 6(a) of [Republic Act No.] 9208[,] and sentences him to suffer the penalty of LIFE IMPRISONMENT and pay a fine of [PHP] 2,000,000.00 without eligibility for parole. He is likewise ordered to pay the private offended party [BBB] the sum of [PHP] 500,000.00 as moral damages[]