Summoned at the public hearing on 22 November 2012, in accordance with article 384 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the suspect stated that he wanted to be tried immediately and the case was argued; The public Prosecutor explained that, upon above mentioned interrogation statement, he brought the suspect before this court for the hearing of the day for him to make his defense on the allegation against him; The registrar read out the content of the case file; And the court proceeded to hearing the witnesses brought by the public prosecutor; The suspect was ten heard; The Registrar took note of the statements of the witnesses and answers of the suspects; The claimant for civil damages on behalf of…declared to institute a civil action and asked the court to take note of it but further withdrew his application for damages; The prosecutor made a summary of the facts of the case and asked for the application of the law against the suspect; The suspect made his submissions; And the court, after its deliberations in accordance with the law, made the decision in following terms: THE COURT Considering evidence on records; Considering the interrogation statement of the accused; Considering submissions of the claimants for civil damages; Considering submissions of the public prosecutor; Taking into account submissions of the accused; Whereas ….appeared before this court on allegations of rape by a person in charge of the victim’s education and pedophilia; That it is appropriate to adjudicate the case in presence of parties; ON MERITS Whereas, according to the interrogation statement by the Public Prosecutor dated …, … was brought before this Court, in any event before the prescription of the criminal action, on allegations to have committed in Bambey, Diourbel in 2012, using violence, coercion and threat, acts