study of sexual assault in Alexandria governorate

ABSTRACT

The study entails 621 victims of sexual assault referred for medicolegal examination to the Forensic Medicine Directorate, Ministry of Justice, Alexandria during five years period [1984-1988]. Rape victims outnumbered victims of sodomy in all age groups except in the age group 7-12 years where sodomy significantly predominate rape. The month of July showed the highest peak for reporting of cases. Nearly half the cases of sexual assault occurred in the assailants, residence [49.3%]. The assailant was known to the vicitim in the majority of cases [78.6%]. Sexual assault among family members constituted 9.4% of total victims, where the father was the main offender. Signs of general violence was reported only in 6.6% of victims while sings of local violence was reported in 22.9% of victims of rape and alleged rape with sodomy, and in 71.4% of victims with alleged sodomy. A crisis center should be established for psychological and social support of the victims of sexual assault