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Pepito Sibuyo Vs. PEOPLE.

PEPITO SIBUYO, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. 145217 | 2003-12-10

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, as amended, of the decision of the Court of Appeals[1] in CA-G.R. CR No. 18998 affirming the decision of the Regional Trial Court, Pasig City, Branch 167,[2] finding petitioner Pepito Sibuyo guilty of acts of lasciviousness, sentencing him to an indeterminate penalty and to suffer all the accessory penalties provided for by law, and to pay the costs. The trial court failed to award moral damages in favor of the private complainant Jocelyn Junio.

The Indictment

The petitioner was charged with acts of lasciviousness in a...