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in xxx's room, that elsewhere the public prosecutor admitted that the girls were able to
describe the room of xxx and the fact that some say that he appeared naked and others
dressed in his panties is not determinative; that these facts contribute, according to him, to
confirm the presence of the girls in his room and to sufficiently characterize the offense of
abduction of minor; that for this purpose he has noted that Mr. xxx moved the children
from the beach to his room against the will of those who had custody of them; whereas
the decision therefore deserves confirmation on this point;
That with regard to pedophilia, the counsel for the civil parties stated that the facts are
constant since it is not disputed that the defendants made touches on the children which
cannot however be ascertained by the medical certificates; that however the girls
constantly declared to have been touched by the defendant xxx and not raped; that he
added that the simple fact of appearing naked in front of children is an act of a sexual
nature; that he concluded in the existence of the offense of pedophilia reproached to the
accused;
That with regard to xxx, his statements tending to say that the toilets are not equipped
with doors, corroborates those of xxx because it was in this case easier for him to reach her
in these toilets;
That he requested on behalf of the victims the confirmation of the impugned judgment in
all its provisions and to order the Caisse des Dépots et Consignations the payment of 12
million for the benefit of the civil parties.
For these reasons
On the indecent assault
Considering that it follows from the provisions of article 319 of the Penal Code that any
indecent assault consumed or attempted without violence on the person of a child of one
or the other sex aged thirteen years will be punished by imprisonment of three months to
two years and a fine of 20,000 to 200,000 FCFA;
Considering that in this case no material element has emerged from the proceedings, in
particular from the investigation and from the hearings, going towards establishing the
existence of molestation on the child; that indeed the indecent assault was retained by the
first judges who de-characterized the facts of attempted rape initially retained by the
prosecuting prosecution; that, however, it should be noted that the molestation is an
indecent act which is held as an offense when the acts alleged against the penal agent
could not fall under one of the characterizations of sexual assault; that in the present case,
however, the facts thus characterized as indecent assault fit perfectly and fully with the
characterization of pedophilia, second in the act of prosecution: let there be added that the
same facts cannot have a double characterization. it is necessary to acquit the defendants