facts of the case, asked the court to acquit the suspect for
the accusations of rape, to declare him guilty for the
offences of public indecent assault and public insult, and to
sentence him for 2 years of imprisonment;
Considering that from both the case file and the debates at
the hearing there is no evidence that the accused
committed rape of… and public indecent assault; that it is
appropriate to order the acquittal of the accused for these
offences;
Considering however that there is consistency of the
accusations of dissemination of indecent images and that
it is appropriate to declare the accused guilty of this
offence and to sentence him to 1 year of imprisonment;
On civil damages
Whereas….and … initiated a civil action and asked the
court to order the accused to pay them respectively 1
million FCFA and 500 000 FCFA for all causes of the harm
they suffered, to order provisional execution of the
decision and to set the enforcement by committal to
maximum;
On procedure
Whereas the civil action was duly instituted and that it is
appropriate to declare it admissible;
On merits
Whereas the amounts of civil damages claimed are
exaggerated and that that the court has sufficient reason to
reduce the amounts respectively to 500 000 FCFA and 200
000 FCFA;
That it is appropriate to order the accused to pay the said
amounts;
FOR THESE REASONS
Ruling publicly in the presence of parties in correctional
matters and at first instance:
Order the acquittal of…for the accusations of rape
and public indecent assault;
Declares him guilty of the offences of dissemination
of indecent images and public insult;
Sentences the accused to one year of imprisonment;
Declares admissible the civil action initiated by…
and…;