{"id":4551,"date":"2026-04-02T15:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:51:32","slug":"thies-23-year-old-mechanic-held-in-custody-for-sexual-relations-with-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/?p=4551","title":{"rendered":"Thi\u00e8s: 23-Year-Old Mechanic Held in Custody for Sexual Relations with Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> young man was arrested and placed in police custody following the discovery of sexual relations with a 14-year-old schoolgirl. Despite the minor&#8217;s statements, the law considers these acts as rape due to the legal incapacity of consent at this age.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>THI\u00c8S<\/strong> \u2014 A case involving sexual relations between a 14-year-old schoolgirl and a 23-year-old mechanic led to the filing of a complaint at the Nguinth police station in Thi\u00e8s on March 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The facts were discovered fortuitously when the teenager&#8217;s mother found two used emergency contraception boxes in her daughter&#8217;s bag. Alerted by her daughter&#8217;s repeated absences and school tardiness, she had decided to check her belongings.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"><strong>Regular Relations Since December 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">According to investigation elements, the minor allegedly maintained a relationship with the suspect, identified by the initials A.M., since December 2025. Interrogations revealed that unprotected sexual intercourse allegedly took place several times in the young man&#8217;s room, located in the Nasrou neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">After each encounter, the accused allegedly gave the teenager an emergency contraceptive pill to prevent pregnancy.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"><strong>Legal Incapacity to Consent<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">During her interrogation, the minor stated she was consenting and had feelings for the suspect. However, the consent of a 14-year-old person has no legal value under Senegalese law, which sets the age of sexual consent at 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">A requisition for medical examinations was transmitted to the director of the Thi\u00e8s regional hospital as part of the case investigation.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"><strong>Suspect Placed in Custody<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">When questioned by investigators, A.M. acknowledged the facts, stating that he was unaware of the victim&#8217;s minor status. This argument did not prevent his placement in police custody on charges of pedophilia, rape, and corruption of a minor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The investigation continues to shed full light on this case, which raises questions about the protection of minors and the prevention of such situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>young man was arrested and placed in police custody following the discovery of sexual relations with a 14-year-old schoolgirl. Despite the minor&#8217;s statements, the law considers these acts as rape due to the legal incapacity of consent at this age. &nbsp; THI\u00c8S \u2014 A case involving sexual relations between a 14-year-old schoolgirl and a 23-year-old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,21],"tags":[69,68],"class_list":["post-4551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-justice","category-trends","tag-mechanic","tag-thies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4553,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551\/revisions\/4553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}