When invited to give her version of the events, K.M, the victim's mother,
described the events as recounted by the victim, but added that when she arrived
in front of the suspect's shop, she heard a noise coming from the bushes; that, to
get a full picture, she projected the light of her torch towards the place where the
noise was coming from; that she saw a naked boy leaning over her daughter who
was also naked; that she threatened them and used a stick to separate the boy
from her daughter; that this boy, who happened to be G.S alias Kakaga, went to
the Divisional Officer of the Barga Division to complain on the grounds that he had
been beaten by her; that the administrative authority, after hearing them, advised
them to refer the matter to the police;
G.S alias KaKaga, who was arrested and questioned during the police
investigation, readily admitted the facts. He stated that in the evening of October
3, 2019, he ordered food in a restaurant near his shop; that shortly afterwards a
girl arrived in front of his shop with his order, namely a dish of tô; that at the sight
of the girl, he held back in vain from the desire to have sexual relations with her on
the spot: that this is how he declared his desire to the girl, who said that she
would reply after having served other customers; that as his instinct had not
allowed him to free the girl, he pulled her by force towards a field of sorrel not far
from his shop, succeeded in undressing himself and the girl; that, however, when
the time came for the sexual act, the girl's mother pointed at them with the light
of a torch and threatened them; that he was therefore obliged to free the girl; and
that, had it not been the arrival of the victim's mother, he would have succeeded
in forcibly having sexual intercourse with her; Upon completion of the
investigation, the reports and the various documents were sent to the State
Counsel of Faso who, on the basis of the evidence against him, instituted
proceedings under the flagrante delicto procedure against G.S alias Kakaga for
attempted rape, on the basis of articles 122-1, 122-2, 122-3, 122-4 and 533-10 of
the Penal Code;
G.S alias Kakaga, after being heard in the flagrante delicto investigation before the
State Counsel of Faso, reiterated these statements made during the preliminary
investigation;
Appearing at the hearing, the mother stated that she used a stick to force the
abuser to leave her daughter; that the intentions of G.S alias Kakaga did not
succeed because of the fierce resistance of the victim who escaped with a torn
loincloth and the arrival of her mother as a backup; that, moreover, the accused
admitted at the bar that, had it not been that he was surprised by the victim's
mother, he would have succeeded in satisfying his sexual instinct by forcibly
having sexual relations with the victim;
It should be noted that the accused did not voluntarily withdraw from his action,
the abandonment of his criminal plan being due to the arrival of K.M, the victim's
mother; that there is therefore no voluntary withdrawal;
Whereas, moreover, the accused was aware of the criminal nature of the acts he
was attempting to commit, as evidenced by his modus operandi consisting in
forcibly dragging the victim out of people's sight, the fact of obstructing the
victim's voice by using her loincloth to prevent her from calling for help, and was