Indecent assault: A restaurant manager admits to having sexual intentions towards a 13-year-old girl

A. Aïdara, manager of a restaurant in Thiès, appeared before the Thiès court of flagrant offenses for alleged indecent assault committed on a minor.

In court, the defendant attempted to contest these accusations.

The 13-year-old girl claims, however, that she was the victim of sexual assault. According to her testimony, she was in the bathroom when A. Aïdara approached her. "He asked me to kiss him. I asked him to leave the bathroom, but he refused. He started to caress me, and I ran away," she told the judges.

She explains that she ran to take refuge in her aunt's room, to whom she recounted her misadventure.

The defendant then admitted to going to the bathroom where the minor was. He claimed that he had noticed in recent days that she was flirting with him. "I knocked on the bathroom door and she opened it. I went in and asked her why she was coming into my room. We started talking before I asked her to kiss me," he stated.

A. Aïdara, however, admitted his intention to have sexual relations with the minor. "I made a mistake and I apologize," he said.

During the debates, the judge pointed out to him that the nature of the facts could expose him to more serious prosecutions, including for pedophilia and attempted rape, with a referral to the criminal chamber.

The public prosecutor considered that the acts of indecent assault had been established and requested two years of imprisonment for the defendant.

The court has taken the case under advisement.