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Article 345Civil liability of persons guilty of crimes against chastity

Act No. 3815 · Revised Penal CodeKey provision

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Civil liability of persons guilty of crimes against chastity.

Official text — Act No. 3815

Civil liability of persons guilty of crimes against chastity.

-Persons guilty of rape, seduction or abduction, shall also be sentenced:

1. To indemnify the offended woman.

2. To acknowledge the offspring, unless the law should prevent him from so doing.

3. In every case to support the offspring.

The adulterer and the concubine in the case provided for in articles 333 and 334 may also be sentenced, in the same proceeding or in a separate civil proceeding, to indemnify for damages caused to the offended spouse.

Source: lawphil.net (Act No. 3815 as amended)

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