Thereafter, G.C explained that she was first approached by Z.D who succeeded
in persuading her to accompany him in the compound of the Bébouo public
primary school where he claimed his elder brother, H.M, was waiting for him;
That when they arrived in the school compound, she was taken into a dark
corner by Z.l, G.G, B.S, K.H and Z.D who, with the threat of a knife, forced her
to have sex with them.
When arrested, ZI and Z.D denied the facts and blamed G.G, B.S and K.H –
all on the run – for being the aggressors of G.C;
Z.D pointed out that the victim was his lover to whom he was making love in
the schoolyard when they were surprised by the others;
That he could not resist his friends despite his attempts to dissuade them
from having sex with the exception of his co-defendant;
As for Z.J, he confirmed that G.C was sexually abused by B.S and K.H while
Z.D argued with G.S;
Both at the public prosecutor's office and at the bar, Z.l and Z.D contested the
facts and then denounced G.S, B.S and K.H on the run as the offenders;
On her part, GC persisted in saying that she had been sexually abused by a
group of young people, including the defendants.
Z.G, his father, was a civil party in his name and on his behalf, and demanded
the payment of the sum of five hundred thousand (500,000) francs as
damages;
The Prosecutor requested that the defendants be sentenced to 36 months’
imprisonment with a fine of 50,000 francs;
By judgment n° 460/10 rendered on 11 May, 2010, the court ruled as follows:
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Declares Z.I and Z.B guilty of sexual assault committed with violence on a
minor of 15 years;
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Sentences them each to five (05) years of imprisonment with a fine of one
hundred (100,000) thousand francs;
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Admits the constitution of Z.J as civil party on behalf of G C;
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Declares it founded;
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Orders Z.I and Z.B to pay him the sum of 500,000 francs as damages;
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Orders them further to pay the costs
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