immediately but the matter was postponed on 15 October 2014, date on which it was heard; When the case was called, the Public Prosecutor stated that he had called the above-mentioned suspect before the Court at the hearing of the day for him to present his defense arguments on the above-mentioned offence; The suspect was interrogated. The registrar took note of the answers of the suspects and statements of the claimant for civil damages; The Public Prosecutor applied for 6 years of imprisonment for the suspect; The suspect and his lawyer made submissions; The debates were closed and the matter adjourned for deliberation and judgment on 22 October 2014 but was further postponed on 24 October 2014; After deliberation according to the law, the court made the decision in following terms: THE COURT Considering evidence on records; Considering the interrogation statement of the accused; Considering the claims for civil damages; Considering submissions of the public prosecutor; Taking into account submissions of the accused and his counsel; After deliberation in accordance with the law; Whereas, according to the interrogation statement No… dated 01 September 2014, …was referred to this Court, on allegations that, in any event before the prescription of the criminal action in Dakar in 2014: - he committed, using violence, coercion and threat, acts of sexual penetration on… known as…; - in same circumstances of time and place, by gestures and touching for sexual purposes, he committed ants of pedophilia on the abovementioned minor; Offences provided for and punished by articles 320 and 320 bis of the Penal Code; ON MERITS Whereas while he was interrogated the suspect denied the facts;