G.R. Nos. 139064-66 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ALBERTO ARCE, JR., ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 15359-MN, the Court finds accused ALBERTO ARCE, JR. guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Statutory Rape (Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code) and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua . Accused is likewise ordered to pay Gemmalyn Magabanua the sum of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 by way of moral damages, P30,000.00 as exemplary damages and cost of the suit; 2. In Criminal Case Nos. 15466-MN and 15467-MN, the Court finds accused ALBERTO ARCE, JR. guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Acts of Lasciviousness (Art. 336 of the Revised Penal Code) and hereby sentences him to suffer in each case an indeterminate penalty of five (5) months arresto mayor , as minimum, to five (5) years of prision correccional , as maximum, and to pay the cost of the suit. Let the accused be credited for whatever preventive imprisonment he had undergone in connection with the above-entitled cases. SO ORDERED.