Citation

Penning R, Betz P. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 1992; 52(1): 59-61.

Vernacular Title

Die korperliche Untersuchung des Opfers beim Vergewaltigungsvorwurf.

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität München.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-1022952

PMID

1547934

Abstract

The medical examination of presumed victims of sexual assault can be important evidence in criminal cases, hence, its documentation has to be conducted very carefully. A thorough physical examination must always include a search for the marks of brute force or strangulation. The correct preservation of body fluids and swabs is essential, especially since new DNA "finger-printing" techniques ("genetic fingerprinting") may accomplish identification of the offender.

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