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PEOPLE vs. Semion L. Mangalino

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SEMION MANGALINO y LUMANOG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 79011 | 1990-02-15

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, 1 in which the accused was convicted of statutory rape under Article 335, paragraph 3 of the Revised Penal Code, 2 and sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the offended parties the sum of P50,000.00 as moral damages. The complaint signed by the father of the victim, Tomas Carlos y Valente, states:

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That on or about March 7, 1984, in the city of Manila, Philippines, the said accused did then and there wilfully,
unlawfully and feloniously lie with and have carnal knowledge of the undersigned...