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PEOPLE vs Marlon Lerio @ Roman

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARLON LERIO @ ROMAN, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 116729 | 2000-01-31

D E C I S I O N


QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision dated July 7, 1994, of the Regional Trial Court of Tayug, Pangasinan, Branch 51, convicting accused-appellant of the crime of statutory rape, imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to indemnify the victim the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

Appellant Marlon Lerio1 [The Information and Decision did not indicate his middle name.] was 19 years old, single, farmer, and resident of San Macario Norte, Natividad, Pangasinan, while the victim was Jennifer M. Soriano, 11 years old and a grade five (5) student, at the time of the offense charged.

The...