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People vs. ABC

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ABC,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 219170 | 2019-11-13

D E C I S I O N
 
A. REYES, JR., J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[2] dated November 28, 2013 (Assailed Decision) of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05457, affirming with modification the Decision[3] dated February 20, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City (RTC) in Criminal Case No. Q-08-152344. The RTC found accused-appellant ABC guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape in relation to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610 and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay the victim, AAA,[4] the amount of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P50,000.00 as moral...