Republic of Senegal One People-One Goal-One Faith IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO DAKAR COURT OF APPEAL ORDINARY PUBLIC HEARING OF 21 MARCH 2015 DAKAR REGIONAL COURT At the public and ordinary hearing of the Dakar Regional Court on 31 March 2015 on police criminal matters by Ms. …, Judge at the Court – President, assisted by Mr…. and Mr…., judges at the seat of the Court – Members, in the presence of Mr. …, representing the Prosecutor and with the assistance of Maître …, Registrar, the following judgment was passed: Prosecution No: Registry No: Between: THE PROSECUTOR and … on behalf of her daughter… (Civil party) Versus The Prosecutor, Applicant, following minutes of interrogation for the flagrante delicto case of …; And …representing her daughter…, civil party, absent from, and neither represented at the hearing; ….. Nature of offence Rape of a minor (girl) below the age of 13 years, Pedophilia, Abduction of minor (girl) On the one hand And: … born in 1986 in the Republic of Guinea to the Late …. and …, merchant domiciled at Niary Tally in Dakar; Detained following detention warrant of …; Accused of rape of a minor below the age of 13 years, pedophilia and abduction of minor; On the other hand Questioned by the President at the hearing of 06 March 2014 in conformity with article 384 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the accused declared that he wanted to be judged immediately, but the case was repeatedly adjourned till 27 March 2015 when the case was retained and debated upon; When the case was called up for hearing, the Prosecutor stated that he had brought the aforementioned accused before the Court today to defend himself on account of the above-mentioned accusations; The accused was interrogated. The Registrar took note of the accused's responses. The Prosecutor requested against the accused a prison sentence of three (03) years. The accused presented his means of defense; Then the deliberations were declared closed and the case adjourned for judgment on 03.31.2015; On that date, the Court, after concluding its deliberations, ruled as follows: THE COURT Having regard to the documents of the file; Having heard the accused during interrogations; Having heard the requisitions of the Prosecutor; 1