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PEOPLE vs David Garcia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DAVID GARCIA y QUITORIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 120093 | 1997-11-06

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J:

Accused-appellant David Garcia was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having raped herein complainant Jackielyn Ong, 1 a minor, one hundred eighty-three (183) times during the period from November, 1990 up to July 21, 1994, and was correspondingly sentenced to suffer one hundred eighty-three (183) penalties of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify complainant in the amount of P50,000.00 as moral damages.

In an information dated July 25, 1994, appellant Garcia was charged with the crime of multiple rape allegedly committed as follows:

"That from November 1990 up to July 21, 1994, in the City of Olongapo,...