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PEOPLE Vs. Reynaldo S. Alvarez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REYNALDO ALVAREZ y SORIANO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 73071 | 1992-09-11

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

This is an appeal from the judgment 1 of the court a quo finding accused REYNALDO ALVAREZ Y SORIANO guilty of rape, imposing upon him a prison term of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to indemnify the offended party P10,000.00 for moral damages.

On the basis of the verified complaint of 13-year old Rosie Pascual, with the assistance of her father Jose Pascual, Alvarez was charged with rape thus

". . . on or about September 22, 1983, in barangay Carayungan Sur . . . Umingan . . . Pangasinan . . . the said accused by means of force, threats and intimidation and with lewd designs, did then and...