Dr Hassan Azadeh, the medical director of Bafrow, who is also a lecturer at the University of The Gambia, a senior medical consultant and a gynaecologist, has told the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, presided by Justice Moses Richards that he wrote a report on his findings after examining the alleged rape US Peace Corp.

Dr Azadeh made this revelation yesterday during the criminal trial of Sara Camara who is alleged to have had sexual intercourse with a US Peace Corp on August 8, 2009 at the Fajara Beach and robbed her of a black Nokia mobile phone.

In his testimony, Dr Hassan recalled that on August 10, 2009 he was called to the Peace Corps Clinic, where he met the alleged victim in tears and the nurses in charge told him that the victim was assaulted, raped and robbed at the beach. The gynaecologist said he conducted an examination and found out that the victim had a lot of bruises on her arm and legs.

Dr Hassan told the court that the alleged victim was extremely stressed psychologically and nervous. The medical doctor further told the court that he examined the victim based on the Peace Corps procedure and wrote a report. When asked by prosecution counsel, Lawyer Buba Bojang to explain to the court his findings Dr Hassan Azadeh indicated that there was a laceration at the entrance of the victim's virgina as a result of a force. Dr Azadeh explained that some semen of spermatozoa was found inside the virgina. Hearing continues on January 20, 2010 for the accused to open his defence.