Sexual Assault in the woman
Authors:
J. Záhumenský; H. Neumannová; J. Vojtěch; B. Zmrhalová; O. Šottner; I. Mikysková; J. Sýkorová; M. Halaška
Authors‘ workplace:
Gynekologicko porodnická klinika 1. LF UK a Fakultní nemocnice na Bulovce
Published in:
Soud Lék., 55, 2010, No. 3, p. 40-42
Overview
Objective:
Retrospective analysis of the population of women examined for suspicion of sexual assault to compare the situation in the Czech Republic with the world’s published works.
Design:
Retrospective analysis.
Setting:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University and the Faculty Hospital Na Bulovce Prague.
Methods:
Retrospective analysis of medical reports for all women examined for suspicion of sexual violence during the period from January 2007 to December 2008.
Results:
During observed period 37 women were examined, average age of examined women was 26.2 years, range 15–51 years, 76% of females younger than 29 years, 16% of examined women were from abroad. We have found no differences in occurrence throughout the year. In 3 cases there were more aggressors, in 30% of cases the alleged perpetrator was a known person or relative. In 54% of cases completed vaginal intercourse with ejaculation allegedly took place. We detected one case of forced oral sex and one case of forced anal sex. In 19% touching was involved. 22% of women did not know whether coitus really occurred – in 14% the alleged victim was under the influence of alcohol, in 3 cases under the influence of drugs, including one case of drinking an unknown substance in a beverage. Obvious signs of violence were found in 27% of cases, of which mostly in the face (14%), the extremities (8%) and only in two cases on the genitals (5%). No woman did require medical treatment of injuries.
Conclusion:
Our experience is similar to the published world data. In our group there were more strangers among the perpetrators. We did not record any use of a weapon in the enforcement of sexual contact. It is necessary to examine the alleged victims whole body thoroughly, signs of violence were more frequent in extragenital localization
Key words:
sexual assault – rape – woman – gynecological examination – abuse
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