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KMID : 0370220150590050230
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Yakhak Hoeji
2015 Volume.59 No. 5 p.230 ~ p.234
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Eepidemiological Analysis and Toxicological Findings of Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Cases
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최혜영:Choi Hye-Young
안수연:Ahn Su-Youn/장혜진:Chang Hye-Jin/정수진:Chung Su-Jin/백승경:Baeck Seung-Kyung/이상기:Lee Sang-Ki/이용문:Lee Yong-Moon
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Abstract
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This paper includes a review of 555 drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) cases analyzed at the National Forensic Service (NFS), South Korea, between 2006 and 2012. The results of toxicological analyses of blood and urine samples were also reported, and furthermore the results were interpreted with respect to the number of drugs detected. The number of DFSA cases was highest during warmer summer months and the mean age of the victims was 25 years, with 48% being between 20 and 29 years. Accommodations or entertainment places were the most frequent place of the sexual assault (57%); and the assailant was a stranger in 72% of the DFSA cases. Drugs were identified in the blood or urine samples in 145 cases (26%) and sedative-hypnotics, such as benzodiazepines and zolpidem, were the most commonly detected, along with sedative antihistamines such as doxylamine and diphenhydramine. The frequent presence of sedative drugs in biological samples tends to implicate their use in chemical submission. However, interpreting the analytical results in terms of voluntary vs. surreptitious administration of drugs requires further detailed investigation and knowledge of the victim’s health status and medication used at the time of event.
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KEYWORD
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drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), drug analysis, and biological specimen
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