BURKINA-FASO Unity- Progress-Justice COURT OF APPEAL OF OUAGADOUGOU ************ HIGH COURT OF OUAHIGOUYA Judgement No. 038 of 06/05/2020 Legal Department No.15/20 Public Prosecution Vs SML Type of offences Indecent assault and statutory rape Victims: - OUEDRAOGO Ramatou OUEDRAOGO Mariétou HIGH COURT OF OUAHIGOUYA **************** HEARING OF MAY 6, 2020, ON CRIMINAL MATTERS **************** The High Court of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) ruling in a criminal suit during an ordinary court hearing on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 (06/05/2020), held at the courthouse of the said town, in which were present: Mrs W. Pauline MINOUNGOU, Judge at the said court, assisted by D. Maurice YERBANGA and Ousmane BELEM, Judicial Assessors; President Mr Saïdou KIEMDE, Deputy State Counsel of Faso at the said Court; PUBLIC PROSECUTION Assisted by Barrister Idrissa SANFO, Secretary of the Registr0y and Legal Department at the said Court; Court Registrar And Mr Idrissa, Sworn Interpreter; Panel: President: ............. W.P.MINOUNGOU Public Prosecution: ......... S. KIEMDE Court Registrar: ...I. SANFO Interpreter:............................ I. DIALLO Judicial Assessors - D. Maurice YERBANGA Ousmane BELEM Decision (see verdict) Interpreter The following ruling was delivered: BETWEEN The. State Counsel of Faso, petitioner in a flagrante delicto proceeding; ON THE ONE HAND; AND SML, born on December 7, 1989, in Ouahigouya, son of SH and OS, commercial employee of Burkinabe nationality, domiciled in Ouahigouya / sector 10, single with no children, who declares to have never been convicted, given an award or recruited; Accused of: 1- having in Ouahigouya, during the years 2019-2020, less than 3 (three) years ago, committed acts of sexual penetration, of any nature whatsoever, on another person by violence, coercion, threat or surprise, in this case by having sexual relations with OR, a minor girl;

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