On 24 July 2018, summoned in accordance with article
384 of the Criminal procedure Code, the suspect stated
that he wanted to be tried immediately and the case was
argued;
The President read out the written submissions of the
prosecutor filed in Court and interrogated the suspect;
The Public Prosecutor, after a summary of the facts of the
case, made an application for 10 years of imprisonment of
the suspect;
The suspect made his submissions;
Mr…, counsel of the suspect asked the court to order a
mental health assessment of the suspect for the latter
seemed not to be aware of the gravity of what he was
admitting before the court or to make a decision taking into
account the mental state of the suspect;
The Registrar took note of the statements of the suspect;
The debates were closed;
And the court, after its deliberations in accordance with the
law, made the decision in following terms:
THE COURT
Whereas, according to the interrogation statement by the
Public Prosecutor dated 04 July 2018, Mr… was brought
before this Court, in any event before the prescription of
the criminal action, on allegations to have committed in
Pikine in 2018, using violence, coercion, threat, an attempt
to have sexual relations with…., 8 years old minor;
To have committed in the same circumstances, acts of
pedophilia on the above- mentioned minor;
Offences provided and punished by articles 320 and 320
bis of the Penal Code;
ON MERITS
On the criminal action
Whereas the public prosecutor after summarizing the facts,
he applied for 10 years of imprisonment for the suspects;
Whereas based on the court records, the offences the
suspect is accused of are established;
That he should be found guilty and sentenced to 10 years of
imprisonment;
On Civil damages
Whereas the claimant for civil damages did not neither