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PEOPLE vs Wilson Mitra

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILSON MITRA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130669 | 2000-03-27

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Once again, a man's bestiality is up for judgment by the Court. The case at bar involves the traumatic experience of a young girl robbed of her innocence by a man who admitted defeat in the face of his lust. The appellant Wilson Mitra was convicted of the crime of rape committed against the 14-year old provincial lass, Marites B. Eliang, and was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to indemnify the victim in the amount of P100,000.00 for moral damages and P50,000.00 for exemplary damages and to pay the costs.1 [Rollo, p. 30.] The Information charging the appellant of the said crime reads:

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