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PEOPLE vs Julie Ballesterol

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JULIE BALLESTEROL y VALDEZ, alias "BONGBONG," alias "JOLLY," accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 145503 | 2002-08-20

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated August 22, 2000, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 46, Urdaneta City, finding accused-appellant Julie Ballesterol y Valdez, alias "Bongbong" and "Jolly," guilty of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the offended party, Marlyn Aleguas,[2] in the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages and P20,000.00 as exemplary damages.

The facts are as follows:

In an information, docketed as Criminal Case No. V-10613 in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 46, Urdaneta City, accused-appellant was charged with rape, allegedly...