Sexual assault forensic medical examination: Is evidence related to successful prosecution?

McGregor, Margaret J.; Mont, Janice Du; Myhr, Terri L.

doi:10.1067/mem.2002.123694

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“…The adoption of standardized protocol of documented physical injury is associated with positive legal outcome in cases of sexual assault and to determine other factors associated with the laying of charges in such cases (Gray-Eurom et al 2002;Grossin et al 2003;Wiley et al 2003;McGregor et al 1999;Edgardh et al 1999;Du Mont and Parnis 2000;McGregor et al 2002;Rini et al 2017). Our report confirms that the realization of the adopted protocol and procedures in the context of the Ve.R.S.O.…”

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Medico legal procedures related to sexual assault: a 10-year retrospective experience of a Daphne protocol application

Zerbo

Milone

Scalici

et al. 2018

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background: Sexual assault is a worldwide problem that has not yet been sufficiently acknowledged as confirmed by the literature. Italian law n.96, 1996, foreseeing norms regarding rape and sexual abuse, finally gave significant relevance to sex crimes. Results: Among victims 88 were females (97%) and 2 males (3%); 68 Italians (75.5%) and 22 foreigners (24.5%). At the time the events occurred, 42% (n = 38) of the victims were minors aged less than 16 years. In 11 cases, the age of the victim is not indicated. The assailant was an acquaintance of the victim in 65% of the cases (in 73% of these cases, the assailant was a family member). In 26 cases (28%) happened indoor, 44 cases happened outdoor and in 20 cases there were no data. Evidence of recent acute general body trauma (abrasions, bruises, lacerations) was found in 38 cases (42%); other types of injuries include: genital trauma (14 cases, 15%), genital and body traumas (49 cases, 54%) (tab. 1-2-). In 24 cases (26%) there were no injuries. Among genital trauma, we distinguished vulvovaginal lesions (68.5%) and anal lesions (31.5%). We have classified the minor victims using first Adam's classification and based on Adam's classification revised in 2015. Conclusion: Application of the Ve.R.S.O project protocol changed and greatly improved health management of victims of violence. By following these procedures, violence and abuse are analyzed from every point of view, also for an appropriate assessment of the medium and long term health consequences of sexual assault. Only in this way are citizens provided with a high level of protection against gender violence, psychological support and prevention from any form of violence which takes place in respect of such vulnerable people.

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confidence: 99%

Medico legal procedures related to sexual assault: a 10-year retrospective experience of a Daphne protocol application

Zerbo

Milone

Scalici

et al. 2018

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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“…The investigators replicated their study with 462 cases of sexual assault and found a gradient association for injury severity and filing of charges in the following categories: mild injury (OR = 2.85, 95% CI = 1.09 to 7.45); moderate injury (OR = 4.00, 95% CI = 1.63 to 9.84); severe injury (OR = 12.29, 95% CI = 3.04 to 49.65). Severe injury was the only variable associated with conviction, and genital injury alone was not associated with either filing of charges or conviction (McGregor, Du Mont, & Myhr, 2002). In neither of the McGregor studies did the investigators explain their forensic examination protocol in detail.…”

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Defining Patterns of Genital Injury From Sexual Assault

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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…Bu nedenle cinsel suç muayenelerinde her zaman fiziksel bulgu etmek mümkün olmamaktadır. Cinsel istismarın saptanmasında önemli olan fizik muayene bulguları genellikle saptanamadığından, tanı koydurucu değerleri sınırlıdır (35,36). Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde 348 cinsel suç mağdurunun değerlendirildiği bir çalışmada olguların % 98'inde fiziksel bulguya rastlanmadığı belirlenmiştir (37).…”

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Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü’ne Başvuran Cinsel Saldırı Olgularının Değerlendirilmesi

Balcı¹,

Erbaş²,

Işık³

et al. 2014

Bull Leg Med

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ÖZETBu çalışmada, son iki yıl içinde Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü'nden cinsel saldırıya uğrama nedeniyle adli rapor istenen olguların, durum tespiti amacıyla değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Bu amaçla 01 Haziran 2012 -31 Mayıs 2014 tarihleri arasında cinsel saldırı nedeniyle Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü'ne müracaat ettirilen 341 olgu için düzenlenen 385 rapor retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Olguların, yaş ve cinsiyet gibi demografik verileri yanı sıra saldırganın mağdura yakınlık derecesi, olay yeri, hangi konularda rapor istendiği, olay tarihi ile ilk muayenesi ve Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü'ndeki muayenesi arasında geçen süreler ile muayene sonuçları değerlendirilmiştir.Çalışma kapsamında 341 olgu için düzenlenmiş 385 rapor değerlendirilmiştir. Olguların %90.3'ü kadın, %9.7'si erkek, %90.6'sı TC vatandaşı, %9.4'ü yabancı uyrukludur. Olguların % 63.3'ü 18'yaş ve altında iken %36.7'si 19 yaş ve üzerindedir. Toplam olguların yarısı (% 50.1) 13-18 yaş arasındaki ergenlerdir. Olguların %23.8'inde şüpheli saldırganlar eski/yeni erkek arkadaş, sevgili, nişanlı, eş vb. kişiler iken %17.3'ünde kan bağı olan ve olmayan akrabalardır. Olguların %56.3'ünde olay ev ortamında gerçekleşmiştir. Olguların %17.6'sında cinsel saldırı/taciz olayının 2011 ve daha önceki yıllarda gerçekleşmiş/başlamış olduğu saptanmıştır. Olguların %50.1'i Mayıs-Ağustos ayları arasında meydana gelmiştir. Olguların %33.7'si olaydan sonraki ilk 72 saat içinde muayene edilebilmiş, bunların da % 52.2'si Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü'nde muayene edilmiştir.Mağdurların, olay sonrası şikâyet sürelerinin gecikmesi dikkat çekicidir; bu sebeple mağdurların kolluk kuvvetleri ve/veya savcılıkça ifadeleri alınırken tekrarlı travmaya uğramadan değerlendirilebilecekleri, multidisipliner bir yaklaşımla delil toplanmasını mümkün kılacak "cinsel saldırı başvuru merkezlerine" ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır.Anahtar kelimeler: Adli tıp, cinsel saldırı, genital muayene. ABSTRACTThis research has been designed to evaluate victims of sexual assault crimes whom were sent to Forensic Medicine Department in Muğla, in last two years.Due to this purpose, 385 forensic reports issued for 341 sexual assault cases on behalf of victims between 01 June 2012 and 31 May 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Additional to demographic parameters such as, victims' ages, sexes, relations between accused ones and victims, region of crime, and the period duration between the crime and forensic evaluation are also evaluated statistically.90.3% of the cases were female and 9.7% of them were male. 90.6 were Turkish citizen, rest of them have different nationalities. 63.3% or the victims were younger than 18 years old, 36.7 of them were older than 19 years old. 50.1% of the victims were teen ages between 13 and 18 years old. In 23.8% of the cases accused ones were ex or ongoing boyfriend, lowers, or fiancée, in 17.

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Sexual assault forensic medical examination: Is evidence related to successful prosecution?

Cited by 184 publications

References 24 publications

Medico legal procedures related to sexual assault: a 10-year retrospective experience of a Daphne protocol application

Medico legal procedures related to sexual assault: a 10-year retrospective experience of a Daphne protocol application

Defining Patterns of Genital Injury From Sexual Assault

Muğla Adli Tıp Şube Müdürlüğü’ne Başvuran Cinsel Saldırı Olgularının Değerlendirilmesi

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