lastly in their plea : After deliberating about this case in accordance with the law ; Considering that the facts declared established by the Court of Assizes against the accused are provided and punished by articles 225 subparagraph 4 and 18 of the Penal Code; MINDFUL of the said articles, together, articles 346, 363, 631 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 728 of the Civil, Commercial and Social Procedure Code (CPCCS), which read as follows : ARTICLE 225 OF THE PENAL CODE Any act of a sexual character against morals performed intentionally and directly on a person shall be considered indecency, ARTICLE 18 OF THE PENAL CODE : If the court finds that mitigating circumstances exist for an offender, it will rule as follows: 1°) If he/she faces the death penalty, life imprisonment or imprisonment of between five to twenty years; 2°) If he/she faces life imprisonment, imprisonment of between five to twenty years, or imprisonment of between two to fives years; 3°) If he/she faces imprisonment of between five to twenty years, imprisonment between one to five years; In the cases provided for in the three previous paragraphs , the residency prohibition may be ordered; 4°) If the offender faces imprisonment, the court, when declaring the existence of mitigating circumstances, even in an instance of repeat offence, may reduce this sentence below on/.c days and the fine to 18,000 francs or to a lesser sum : 5°) If he/she faces both imprisonment and a fine, the court may separately hand down either one of these penalties ; If he faces a fine, this may be reduced to penalties for simple offences. for simple offences. The court may not, in any case, extend the benefits of mitigating circumstances to the perpetrator of a felony or misdemeanour committed when drunk. The attribution of mitigating circumstances may not, in any case, alter the nature of the offence alter the nature of the offence. ARTICLE 346 OF THE CPP : The decision of guilt shall be taken based on a simple majority. However, as concerns mitigating circumstances, any decision, which does not favour an accused facing the death penalty, shall be taken based on a majority of at least five votes; ARTICLE 363 OF THE CPP : An accused person found guilty shall be ordered to pay costs to the party claiming damages. ARTICLE 631 OF THE CPP : Sentences passed by criminal courts shall be enforced in compliance with existing provisions ARTICLE 728 OF THE CPCCS : Imprisonment for non-payment shall be enforced in the following manner : - 2 to 10 days for a debt of between 100,000 to 500,000 F. 11 to 20 days for a debt of between 1,000,000 F. -21 to 90 days for a debt higher than 1,000,000 F