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PEOPLE Vs. Mauricio Watiwat.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. Mauricio Watiwat, appellant.

G.R. No. 139400 | 2003-09-03

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Rape is a repulsive crime done only by the most morally depraved individuals. When committed against a child of tender years, especially against an orphan born with nothing but hope and yearning for affection, the despicable lechery swells into manifest heartlessness that must be condemned.

For automatic review is the Decision[1] dated April 22, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro in Criminal Case No. P-5690, Branch 42, the dispositive portion of which states:

"ACCORDINGLY, accused MAURICIO WATIWAT is hereby found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt, as principal, of the...