Hanover Medical School, Institute of Legal Medicine, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hanover, Germany.
Int J Legal Med. 2010 May;124(3):227-35. doi: 10.1007/s00414-010-0430-z. Epub 2010 Feb 25.
Medical-forensic examination of sexual assault victims and alleged offenders is a common task of many forensic institutes. In the current study, the results from samples taken at the Institute of Legal Medicine, Hanover Medical School, during a period from 2005 to 2007 were retrospectively evaluated. In total, 292 victims (283 females and nine males) and 88 suspects were examined. At the time of the assault, 41.8% of the victims and 43.2% of the alleged perpetrators were under the influence of alcohol. Injuries were found in 84.9% of the victims and 39.8% of the suspects. Thirty victims (10.3%) reported having been choked or strangled. Cytology was performed in 218 victims. In 81 cases (38.0%), sperm could be detected in vaginal swabs up to 3 days post-assault. In seven (18.9%) out of 37 anal samples, evidence of sperm could be found 24 h post-assault. None of 22 oral samples was positive for sperm. Out of 301 sexual assault cases, 171 could be proved by means of medical-forensic examination. In summary, our evaluation shows that an early medical-forensic examination of both victim and suspect can secure numerous medical findings. Furthermore, persons intoxicated by alcohol, handicapped persons and persons with psychiatric disorders are more vulnerable to become a sexual assault victim.
对性侵犯受害者和犯罪嫌疑人进行法医检查是许多法医机构的常见任务。在目前的研究中，回顾性评估了汉诺威医学院法医学研究所 2005 年至 2007 年期间采集的样本的结果。共有 292 名受害者（283 名女性和 9 名男性）和 88 名嫌疑人接受了检查。在袭击时，41.8%的受害者和 43.2%的犯罪嫌疑人处于醉酒状态。84.9%的受害者和 39.8%的嫌疑人身上有受伤痕迹。30 名受害者（10.3%）报告被勒颈或扼颈。对 218 名受害者进行了细胞学检查。在 81 例（38.0%）阴道拭子中，可在袭击后 3 天内检测到精子。在 37 例直肠样本中，有 7 例（18.9%）可在袭击后 24 小时发现精子。22 例口腔样本均未检测到精子。在 301 例性侵犯案件中，有 171 例可通过法医检查得到证实。总之，我们的评估表明，对受害者和嫌疑人进行早期的法医检查可以获得大量的医学发现。此外，醉酒者、残疾人以及有精神障碍的人更容易成为性侵犯的受害者。
