ABIDJAN COURT OF APPEAL ABIDJAN COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ODZOPE COURT SECTION JUDGMENT N°372/13 OF 06 NOVEMBER 2013 THE PROSECUTOR Versus Y.A. Crimes and misdemeanors against children - Abduction of a 15-year-old girl Defendant having used fraud and malice while the minor was placed under the authority of his father – Facts established - Conviction. The facts are established and the defendant must be condemned, since he used fraud and malice, while the minor was placed under the authority of her father. THE COURT Having regard to the documents relating to the proceedings against Y.A. on the count of kidnapping a fifteen-year-old minor; Considering the statement of the witness; The response of the accused; The demands of the civil party; The requisitions of the Prosecutor; The defense of the accused; According to the report of the interrogation in the event of flagrante delicto dated 30 October, 2013, the aforementioned was brought before the Criminal Court to answer to the accusation of kidnapping a minor of fifteen years; Offence provided for and punishable under article 370 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the penal code; It emerges from the examination of the file and the deliberations at the hearing that on 28 October, 2013, Mr. D.T. seized the Adzopé Gendarmerie with a complaint against Y.A. for abduction of a minor In support of his complaint, he explained that on 29 June, 2013, he noticed the disappearance of his 14-year-old daughter, named D.M; That she disappeared for four (04) months He goes on to indicate that the search carried out by him revealed that his aforementioned offspring lived in a conjugal relationship with Y.A., his workman. 1