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KMID : 0357819950190010001
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
1995 Volume.19 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.4
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Medicolegal Review on the Examination and Treatment of Victim of Sexual Assault
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Abstract
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In this paper, author described the speciality of law status of sexual assault in Korea, such as the crimes of rape are treated as crimes of personal accusation but crimes of infliction of rape are treated as crimes of personal accusation but
crimes of
infliction of injury by rape are treated as primpt medical examination of any victim of sexual assault are required, especially the injuries of hymen must be examined without delay because of the haling of injured hymen from the victim is
completed
within 2-4 days since injured time.
Therefore, prompt and competent medical examination of sexual assault is essential for both medical and legal reasons. After the initial medical examination there must be continuing communication between the police and the examining physician.
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physician should have access to the initial investigation report as his comment correlating the report his findings may be helpful.
Alternatively, the law enforcement agency should have access to the physician to discuss his findings, and the physician's report should be really available.
The investigation reports and physician should be otherwise required as confidential.
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