revealed to her that on several occasions she had been victim of sexual abuse by OM; She added that, taken immediately to the hospital, the diagnosis made by the doctor showed that she had been deflowered, and her vagina appeared red, and also hurt when touched; That she produced a medical certificate issued by Doctor SR, a doctor at the YAMOUSSOUKRO Regional Hospital Center, which concluded there was "presence of obvious signs of sexual violence" and prescribed total incapacity for work for twenty-one days (ITT 21 days); That when heard, the little girl S.F declared to the investigating agents that A had abused her on three occasions; That she alleged that on 30 October, 2013, around midnight, she was returning from the toilet when the respondent asked her to go and get him the sum of five hundred francs (500F) which was on the table in his room; That she indicated that as soon as she entered the said room, the latter joined her there and closed the door while telling her not to cry out if she valued her life. That he thus grabbed her, threw her onto the bed and took off her underwear, before abusing her; That she added that some days later, she decided to spend the night with her friend who is the niece of the respondent; That late at night, he took advantage of her presence at his home to have sex with her, and repeated the act on the night of 1 November, 2013; That she specified that she remained silent about the violations for fear that the respondent would execute his threats; During her testimony, the little girl K.K confirmed that the victim had actually spent the night with her at her uncle's home; That however, her deep sleep that night had prevented her from seeing the incidents related by her friend; That when questioned, O.M denied the charges made against him; That he defended his innocence by claiming to be unconnected with these facts; That he recognized, however, that, when he was designated by the girl as the perpetrator of the sexual abuse on her person, he had initially agreed to pay her medical expenses before reconsidering his decision; That in court, the victim would essentially repeat his statements made at the preliminary investigation; As for the accused, he maintained his first statements and affirmed that it was under pressure from the neighborhood that he had agreed to pay the medical bills. 2