PMID: 22352280Feb 23, 2012Paper

The prevalence of physical evidence in the anogenital area in sexual assault cases of children in Israel

Harefuah
Andrei KotikJehuda Hiss

Abstract

Sexual abuse includes obscenity, rape and sodomy. Forensic medical examinations routinely include the genital area, anus and the body of the victims for signs of recent or old injury. To evaluate the incidence of physical evidence in forensic sexual abuse cases and to compare the Israeli findings to data from other countries, including the USA. The study was conducted during one calendar year in Israel and included 95 children from infancy to 16 years of age, of whom 83% were females. Examination results were defined by the presence of physical injury or its absence. These findings were classified by their location in the anogenital area or other body areas and findings in the anogenital area were further classified by their likelihood to have been caused by a sexual assault. The results of the examination were related to parameters such as age and sex of the participants, length of time since the last assault, and the degree of proximity between the suspected assailant and the victim. Evidence of physical abuse was found in 41 patients, in 37 (39%) of these cases physical abuse was detected in the anogenital area. In all these cases of anogenital abuse, 11 (12%) showed clear evidence of sexual assault and five of them had rece...Continue Reading

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