to be tried immediately but the case was postponed on 19
December 2014 for pleading;
When the case was called, the Public Prosecutor stated
that he brought the above-mentioned suspect before the
Court at the hearing of the day to present their defense for
the above-mentioned allegations;
The Registrar read out the content of the case file;
The suspect was interrogated;
The registrar took note of the answers of the suspect;
The Public Prosecutor, after summarizing the facts of the
case, he asked the court to acquit the suspect for the
accusations of rape, to declare him guilty for the offences
of public indecent assault and public insult, and to
sentence him for 2 years of imprisonment;
The suspect made his submissions;
The debates were closed and the case was adjourned on
23 December 2014 for deliberation;
After its deliberations according to the law, the court made
the decision in following terms:
THE COURT
Considering evidence on records;
Considering the interrogation statement of the accused;
Considering submissions of the claimants for civil
damages;
Considering submissions of the public prosecutor;
Taking into account submissions of the accused;
After deliberation in accordance with the law;
On criminal action
Whereas, according to the interrogation statement dated
24 November 2014, the Public Prosecutor brought before
this Court, in any event before the prescription of the
criminal action, on allegations to have committed in Dakar
in 2014, by violence, coercion and threat, acts of sexual
penetration on….; to have disseminated, in the same
circumstances of time and space, indecent movies and
images, to have committed, in the same circumstances of
time and space, public indecent assault; to have
committed, in the same circumstances of time and space,
public insults against….;
Offences provided for and punished by articles 318, 320,
256, and 258 of the Penal Code;
Whereas the Public Prosecutor, after summarizing the