The Victims who are Under the Effect of Drugs Fall Into Sexual Assault:Case Reports

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Drug-facilitated sexual assault is defined as a crime of sexual assault where victims are exposed to drugs and / or alcohol and as a result; they experience loss of consciousness and inability to show resistance. Nowadays, the frequency of sexual attacks inflicted this way is increasing.  Among these substances, alcohol ranks first in terms of frequency. Various psychoactive substances or central nervous system suppression drugs are given to the victim in combination with alcohol for rapid effect. Another method is giving the substances directly to the victim with a beverage other than alcohol. Many of these substances are colorless, odorless and tasteless, easily soluble in beverages and cannot be noticed when consumed. In the identification of substance or drug-facilitated sexual assault cases, timely collection of biological samples and forensic toxicological analysis is key. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the toxicological analysis results of cases that were alleged to be victims of sexual assault where alcohol and drugs that could facilitate sexual assault were detected in their biological samples from among the cases brought to the 5th Specialization Board of Forensic Medicine Institution, and to evaluate the effects of these substances on the behavior and self-defense attempts of the patients along with the literature.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Drug-facilitated sexual assault; Biological sample; Forensic toxicology

Uyuşturucu Madde Etkisi Altındaki Mağdurların Uğradığı Cinsel Saldırılar:Olgu Serisi

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Uyuşturucu maddeyle kolaylaştırılmış cinsel saldırı, uyuşturucu ve/veya alkol etkisi altındaki mağdurlarda meydana gelen bilinç kaybı ve direnç gösterememe sonucu istemsiz olarak maruz kaldıkları cinsel saldırı suçu olarak tanımlanmıştır. Günümüzde cinsel saldırıların bu yolla yapılma sıklığı artış göstermektedir.  Bu maddeler arasında sıklık bakımından alkol ilk sırada yer almaktadır. Alkolle birlikte etkinin hızlı ortaya çıkması için çeşitli psikoaktif maddeler veya santral sinir sistemini baskılayıcı ilaçlar kombinasyon halinde verilmektedir. Maddelerin alkol olmadan doğrudan başka bir içecek içerisinde mağdura verilmesi de bir başka yöntemdir. Bu maddelerin birçoğu renksiz, kokusuz ve tatsız olup içecekler içerisinde kolaylıkla çözünebilmekte ve tüketilirken anlaşılamamaktadırlar. Madde veya ilaçla kolaylaştırılmış cinsel saldırı vakalarının ortaya çıkarılması için biyolojik örneklerin zamanında toplanması ve adli toksikolojik analiz ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Adli Tıp Kurumu 5. İhtisas Kuruluna gelen vakalar arasından cinsel saldırı mağduru olduğu iddia edilen ve biyolojik örneklerinde alkol, uyuşturucu madde ve cinsel saldırıyı kolaylaştırabilen ilaçların saptandığı olguların toksikolojik analiz sonuçları ile bu maddelerin bireyin davranış ve kendini savunmaya yönelik hareketleri üzerine olan etkilerinin literatür eşliğinde değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Uyuşturucuyla kolaylaştırılmış cinsel saldırı; Biyolojik örnek; Adli toksikoloji

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