Citation

Goldberg AP. J. Forensic Leg. Med. 2017; 52: 181-183.

Affiliation

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Pediatrics, Providence, RI, United States; Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI, United States. Electronic address: AGoldberg@lifespan.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jflm.2017.09.009

PMID

28946082

Abstract

After an acute sexual assault, children and adolescents often present for medical evaluation and treatment. Physicians have an important role in both the medical and legal components of these cases. Careful physical examination and questioning are important in determining the origin of the trauma. In the presented case report, genital trauma after an acute sexual assault was noted and attributed to the alleged offender's penis piercing. The genital trauma caused by the piercing provided physical evidence linking offender to victim and may have implications for the victim's risk of HIV infection and other blood borne pathogens.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Genital piercing; Sexual assault