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PEOPLE vs Villafuerte

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RODANIEL VILLAFUERTE, appellant.

G.R. No. 154917 | 2004-05-18

D E C I S I O N




YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

On appeal is the decision of the Regional Trial Court of San Fernando, Pampanga, Branch 45, convicting appellant Rodaniel Villafuerte of the crime of statutory rape, sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay private complainant civil indemnity ex-delicto of P50,000.00, as well as moral damages of P50,000.00.[1]

Appellant was fifteen years of age in 1998 at the time of the incident while the victim, Cristina "Christine" Joy C. Santos was then six years old.

The facts as established by the prosecution revealed that on February 18, 1998, at or around 4:00...