Owona stated the allegations had damaged his reputation and exposed his family to ridicule. Belinga was sentenced to a four month custodial sentence, in addition to paying symbolic compensation to Owona of 1 CFA. Belinga was also ordered to pay 1 million CFA to the Cameroonian government and to arrange for the judgement to be published in 15 national and international media outlets, with him having to pay an additional 300, 000 CFA to Owona for every day the judgement was not published.
Owona claimed the accusations had harmed his reputation and put his family under public scrutiny. Belinga was given a four-month prison sentence, along with symbolic compensation of 1 CFA to Owona. Belinga also faced a fine of 1 million CFA to the Cameroonian government and was ordered to publish the judgment in 15 national and international media outlets. He had to pay an additional 300,000 CFA per day the judgment wasn't published.