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Castillo sued the Salvador brothers for damages, alleging they induced her to invest in their remittance business but instead used the money to pay their personal obligations. The RTC convicted the brothers, but the CA acquitted them. Castillo appealed to the SC, arguing the acquittal did not relieve them of paying damages. The SC held that while an acquittal based on reasonable doubt does not exempt one from civil liability if proven by a preponderance of evidence, Castillo failed to sufficiently prove her claims or explain her own inconsistent behavior, so the brothers were not liable for damages even though acquitted criminally.
Castillo sued the Salvador brothers for damages, alleging they induced her to invest in their remittance business but instead used the money to pay their personal obligations. The RTC convic…