a Faculty of Medicine , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2014;26(2):189-204. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2013.827951.
Forensic evaluation reports and judicial outcomes regarding older victims of suspected sexual offenses were retrospectively reviewed. During this period, a total of 14 cases were registered, corresponding to 0.3% of nonfatal crimes against elderly and 0.6% of the total of sexual crimes reported. All the victims were female. The majority lived alone and did not have limitations in communication, orientation, ambulation, or autonomy. The offenders were all male (17 to 81 years old); most were known to the victims and had history of previous disruptive behaviors. The majority of the sexual offenses occurred in the victims' homes, and the offenders tended to use physical violence. Forensic evaluation was crucial for the identification of physical and biological evidence, and forensic conclusions were positively correlated with the judicial outcome of each case. High prosecution and conviction rates were also observed.
回顾性分析了疑似性犯罪老年受害者的法医评估报告和司法结果。在此期间，共登记了 14 例案件，占非致命性老年犯罪的 0.3%，占报告的性犯罪总数的 0.6%。所有受害者均为女性。大多数人独居，沟通、定向、行走或自主能力不受限制。罪犯均为男性（17 至 81 岁）；大多数与受害者相识，并有过先前扰乱行为的历史。大多数性犯罪发生在受害者家中，罪犯往往使用身体暴力。法医评估对于识别身体和生物证据至关重要，法医结论与每个案件的司法结果呈正相关。还观察到高起诉和定罪率。
