Characteristics of sexual violence: Study of 127 cases registered in the Court of Appeals of Cotonou
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
In republic of Benin rape is a crime for which the law provides harsh penalties The perpetrators of that form of crime are tried in the courts of appeal by special jurisdictions the criminal courts We conducted a case control study on 127 cases of rape investigated and judged by the court of appeal of Cotonou from 2005 to 2015This research work points out that victims are exclusively women and girls and that 622 of them are children under 13 years of age As regards offenders all of them are male subjects and young adults in 638 of cases They were acquaintances of the victims in 685 of the cases and they all confessed to the criminal action with which they were charged The victims were subject to medical examination 7 times out of 10 without police requisition Those medical consultations confirmed the presence of injuries caused by extragenital violence in 9 of victims Defloration signs were noted in 797 of the girls less than 13 years oldThe populations and health professionals should be sensitized about victims identification and sociocultural conditions that may facilitate the commission of those crimes it is an important action to be carried so as to ensure an efficient fight against sexual violenceKeywords Sexual assault Rape Genital injuries Forensicmedicine Benin republic
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Bigot Cedric Egnonwa Parfait, Adovoekpe Jean Marie, Agbobli Yawo Apelete, Ekouevi Didier, Bigot Andr
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