On 24 July 2018, summoned in accordance with article 384 of the Criminal procedure Code, the suspect stated that he wanted to be tried immediately and the case was argued; The President read out the written submissions of the prosecutor filed in Court and interrogated the suspect; The public Prosecutor, after a summary of the facts of the case, made an application for 10 years of imprisonment of the suspect; The counsel of the accused pleaded for non-strict application of the law; The Registrar took note of the statements of the suspect; The debates were closed; And the court, after its deliberations in accordance with the law, made the decision in following terms: THE COURT Whereas, according to the interrogation statement No 1051 dated 05 July 2018, Mr… was brought before this Court, in any event before the prescription of the criminal action, on allegations to have had in Keur Massar in 2018, by violence, coercion, threat sexual relations with…., minor of less than 13 years; in the circumstances where the rape of the said minor was committed by a person having authority over the victim; to have committed in the same circumstances, gestures, touching and caressing for sexual purposes on the above- mentioned minor; Offences provided for and punished by articles 320, 320 bis and 348 of the Penal Code; ON MERITS On the criminal action Whereas the public prosecutor after summarizing the facts, applied for 10 years of imprisonment for the suspect; Whereas while he was interrogated the suspect admitted the facts; Whereas the counsel for the suspect asked for non-strict application of the law; Whereas based on the court records and debates at the hearing, the offences of which the suspect is accused are established; That it is appropriate to find him guilty and sentence to 10