BURKINA FASO ********** Unity- Progress-Justice COURT OF APPEAL OF OUAGADOUGOU HIGH COURT OF OUAHIGOUYA Judgement No. 056/19 of 12/06/2019 --------Legal Department No. 044/2019 ---------------------------------------HEARING OF JUNE 12, 2019, ON CRIMINAL MATTERS Public Prosecution v. W.M. -------of 01/03/2019 At the public hearing of the High Court sitting in Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) on the twelfth of June two thousand and nineteen, on criminal matters in which were present: Mr Ali SANOU, judge at the seat and acting as President, PRESIDENT Mr Lamine KABORE, Deputy State Counsel of Faso at the said Court, representing the Legal Department; TYPE OF THE OFFENCE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, Statutory rape Assisted by Barrister Iliasse SAVADOGO, Court Registrar; DECISION See verdict COURT REGISTRAR, And Mr. Idrissa DIALLO, Sworn Interpreter; INTERPRETER The case was called: PANEL PDT: Ali SANOU LD: Lamine KABORE CD: Iliasse SAVADOGO Int: Idrissa DIALLO BETWEEN The. State Counsel of Faso, petitioner in a flagrante delicto proceeding, ON THE ONE HAND AND W.M., born on December 31, 1995, in Ninigui/Koumbri, to W. Madi and O.A, 23 (twenty-three) years old, Burkinabe, a baker living in Sector 10 of Ouahigouya, single without children, who declares to have never been convicted, given an award, recruited, detained, or assisted; Accused of statutory rape;