Khalid Mahmood, Ahmad Raza Khan, Muhammad Abaidullah, Naveera Ahmed.
Rape, a Myth Or Reality: an Overview of Lack of Final Outcome of Sexual Assault Cases in Lahore, Pakistan.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(1):73-8.

Objective: To elucidate lapses in medicolegal cases of sexual assault victims inclusive of lack of follow up for declaration of final opinion. Methods: Cross sectional retrospective study inclusive of volunteer female victims of sexual victimization reported in medicolegal section of Services Hospital Lahore either with police docket, court order or both. Sample size calculated according to statistical formula was 150. Data was recorded from medicolegal reports regarding rape history and examination. Results: In 2016 cases recorded were 78 and they amounted up to 75 in 2017 with a total sample size of 153 candidates. Surprisingly out of 153 cases only 01 reported back to demonstrator medicolegal for declaration of final opinion. More than 80% of cases were advised to get urine examined along with abdominal sonography for pregnancy, but not even a single case reported back. Around 60% of victims were conscious and well oriented. 25% exhibited signs of depression and 11% were shy and confused. 3% were agitated, less than 1% reported semiconscious and disoriented. Only 10 cases out of 153 were victims of sexual coercion, with signs of fresh bleeding on genital examination. 04 cases had intact hymen. Conclusion: What does lack of final opine in sexual violation depict? Victim drops charges, or it is break in chain of custody, it seems to be an awful waste of valuable medicolegal resources. Is there any justice pursuit or just a futile exercise for money extortion? Cases needed to be finalized for presentation in courts of law to maintain a sexual harassment free society where children and women are safe from genitive violence especially rape.

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