This is to simplify the support of victims with a listening system, medical examination, legal advice for a possible complaint in a single place.
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A device to facilitate the reception of women victims of sexual violence. In Seine-Saint-Denis, a protocol was put in place on Tuesday, December 7 between the police, the justice system and the Saint-Denis hospital center to allow evidence to be collected in a single place.
This protocol makes it possible to simplify the care of victims via a listening system, medical examination, advice and legal assistance for a possible filing of a complaint in a single place. Evidence can even be collected without complaint and will be kept. When “the victim will feel ready”, these elements can be used when filing a complaint, detailed Eric Mathais, prosecutor of Bobigny.
“We will be able to take care of the victims of sexual violence, by noting the wounds, carrying out vaginal samples or even keeping the clothes without needing them. [les victimes] report to a medico-judicial unit “, explained Ghada Hatem, gynecologist and founder of the Maison des femmes, attached to the Saint-Denis hospital center.
The victims will be able to go to the Women’s House 24 hours a day and will be offered a course of care and psychological help, detailed Ghada Hatem. This unprecedented protocol was signed Tuesday morning at the Maison des femmes in Saint-Denis between the Bobigny prosecutor’s office, the prefecture and the regional security department of Seine-Saint-Denis.
The police and gendarmerie services recorded a 10% increase over one year in domestic violence, which affected 159,400 people of all sexes combined in 2020. About 87% of victims are women, or 139,200, a stable proportion compared to to 2019, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior.