The Forensic Nurse

The Relief Fund for Sexual Assault Victims was established in 2005 to collect donations that will aid sexual assault victims and advocacy programs in the United States impacted by disasters. The Fund is designed to:

• Support the needs of sexual assault survivors
• Support the needs of sexual assault advocacy program staff
• Assist with expanded direct service capacity needs
• Assist with prevention initiatives to protect evacuees from sexual violence
• Support relocation/rebuilding efforts for damaged sexual assault advocacy programs

100% of the donations will go to victims in affected areas. Administrative costs are being donated by the NSVRC.

 Checks or money orders may be sent to:
Relief Fund for Sexual Assault Victims
c/o National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025

Visit: http://www.nsvrc.org/relief-fund

Rape and sexual assault is often a “he said -  she said” crime that can be interpreted many different ways depending on your point of view.

It can be even more difficult to try and prove the sexual activity was unwanted in drug faciliated sexual assaults where the victim is incapacitated or even a seemingly actively engaged participant in sexual acts as a result of drugs and/or alcohol.

The Book, Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: A Forensic Handbook tries to delve into the problems and scenarios that can arise in these types of cases. Tackling such issues like, wether the victim willingly ingested the drugs/alcohol, but didn’t want to consent to sex, or if the drugs were given under fraudulent or surreptitious conditions.

http://www.amazon.com/Drug-Facilitated-Sexual-Assault-Forensic-Handbook/dp/0124402615/ref=pd_sim_b_title_4