G.R. No. 229506 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. SONNY ENCINAS Y SALINAS, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, the Court hereby finds the accused Sonny Encinas y Salinas a.k.a. "Sonny Boy" as follows: In Criminal Case No. 0143-2010 , the accused Sonny Encinas y Salinas a.k.a. "Sonny Boy" is hereby ACQUITTED for failure on the part of the Prosecution to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt for the commission of the crime of Lascivious Conduct defined and penalized under Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 5(b) of the Republic Act No. 7610. In Criminal Cases Nos. 0562-2010 and 0563-2010 , accused Sonny Encinas y Salinas a.k.a. "Sonny Boy" is hereby found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt, as principal, for two (2) counts of Rape defined and penalized under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Section 5 of Republic Act No. 7610 and is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua for each count without eligibility for parole and to indemnify the private complainant AAA the amounts of Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php 50,000.00) as civil indemnity and Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php 50,000.00) as moral damages for each count. x x x x SO ORDERED.