G.R. No. 230904 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. XXX ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

ACCORDINGLY , in view of the foregoing, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8540, this Court finds the accused XXX GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the clime charged against him in the aforequoted Information, and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA , WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE , and to PAY the private complainant the amount of P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P75,000.00 as moral damages, P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, and to pay costs; 2. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8541, this Court finds the accused XXX GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime of ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS, defined and penalized under Article 336 of the RPC, and hereby sentences him to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from SIX (6) MONTHS OF ARRESTO MAYOR, AS MINIMUM, TO SIX (6) YEARS OF PRISION CORRECCIONAL, AS MAXIMUM , and to PAY the private complainant the amount of P20,000.00 as civil indemnity, P30,000.00 as moral damages, P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, and to pay the costs. 3. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8542, this Court finds the accused XXX GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime charged against him in the aforequoted Information and in default of any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, hereby sentences him to suffer the straight penalty of imprisonment for THREE (3) MONTHS OF ARRESTO MAYOR IN ITS MEDIUM PERIOD and to PAY the FINE OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00). 4. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8543, this Court finds the accused XXX GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime of ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNES, defined m1d penalized under Article 336 of the RPC, and hereby sentences him to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from SIX (6) MONTHS OF ARRESTO MAYOR, AS MINIMUM, to SIX (6) YEARS OF PRISION CORRECIONAL ( sic ), AS MAXIMUM , and to PAY the private complainant the amount of P20,000.00 as civil indemnity, P30,000.00 as moral damages, P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, and to pay the costs. 5. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8544, this Court finds the accused XXX GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime charged against him in the aforequoted Information, and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA , WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE , and to PAY the private complainant the amount [of] P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P75,000.00 as moral damages, P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, and to pay costs; 6. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8545, this Court finds the accused XXX GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt as principal of the crime charged against him in the aforequoted Information, and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA , WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE , and to PAY the private complainant the amount [of] P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P75,000.00 as moral damages, P25,000.00 as exemplary damages, and to pay costs. The aforementioned penalties shall