THE COURT
Having regard to the exhibits of the file;
Considering the interrogation of the accused;
Considering the submissions of the Public Prosecution;
Considering the defense of the Counsel for the accused;
After having deliberated in accordance with the law;
Whereas according to the report of interrogation of flagrante delicto of September
20, 2019., the Public Prosecutor charged XXX before the correctional court with
the offence of having, in the jurisdiction of Pikine / Guediawaye, during 2019, in
any case before the time limitation of public action, by unfair or unlawful means,
collected personal data from xxx;
To have, moreover, by threats or surprise, committed acts of sexual penetration on
the latter;
Facts provided for and punished by articles 320 and 431-19 of the penal code;
In the form
Whereas the action was submitted in the legal forms and timeline, that it befits to
declare it admissible;
On merits
Whereas on September 9, 2019, xxx seized the Public Prosecutor with a complaint
against xxx for unlawful collection of personal data and rape;
That she explained that she was going out with her girlfriend xxx and that one
day, xxx called her on the phone before inviting her; that she said she initially
declined his invitation but ended up accepting;
That she added that once on the scene, xxx abruptly locked the room before
heading towards her with a roll of tape in his hand;
That she indicated that the latter had sex with her while filming her with his cell
phone; That xxx added that that since that date, under the threat of divulging the
video, xxx had sexual relations with her;
Whereas when questioned by the investigators, xxx admitted the offences by
declaring to live in the same district as xxx, and that at a certain moment, she
wanted to intervene on his relation with his girlfriend;
That he explained, having thus proposed to her to visit him before having sexual
relations with her;
That he admitted having filmed the events with his phone and gave xxx the order
not to interfere with his relationship with his girlfriend;
He added that whenever he wanted to have sex with her he threatened to post the
video on social media; that this therefore enabled him to achieve his goal;
Whereas at the hearing, the Public Prosecution affirmed that the facts of the case
are constant and required for this purpose a prison sentence of 05 years against the
accused;
Whereas the accused has however denied the facts which are reproached to him
by declaring that it is xxx herself who asked that their sexual relationship be
filmed and that she has always consented to the intercourse they had;
Whereas the defense maintained that the civil party consented to the sexual
relations and that the facts of the case are not constant;
Thereupon