Considering that, when questioned, the respondent declared his innocence and maintains that it is difficult to comprehend that these accusations are being charged against him. That he knew he had threatened to report R.L to her grandmother for having jumped over the school fence. That he thinks these two incidents can be linked. Whereas at the bar of the Court, the parties maintained their previous declarations. That G.P declared not to be a civil party in the name and on behalf of his daughter R.L. MOTIVES Concerning the public action ON THE FORM Whereas the accused appeared and asserted his means of defense; That it is ground to rule on the counter argumentation. ON THE MERIT Whereas the accused denies the offences. Whereas, however, nothing justifies the accusation against him, especially as he maintains that he never had contact with this pupil who, moreover, is not under his direct authority (he teaches primary 3 and the victim is in primary 6), if nothing really had happened between them. That in addition, the victim, who was 13 years old at the time of the incident, repeated the facts at the bar with the same consistency without the slightest variation, and this, three years after the incident. More-so, the school has three male and three female teachers, all of whom are well known to the victim. That, among the men, only the accused is indexed by the victim whereas and especially that they do not have any previous conflict. Whereas all the facts give probative force to the accusations of the victim. That on this basis the denials of the accused cannot prosper. That it is reasonable to hold that the facts are established and to find him guilty. Concerning the civil action Whereas G.P declared not to become a civil party in the name and on behalf of his daughter. 2