The protocol, signed on Tuesday, should make it possible to collect evidence in a single place. Evidence that can even be collected without complaint and used later, when “the victim feels ready”.
The device is unique. In Seine-Saint-Denis, a protocol to simplify the care of women victims of sexual violence was put in place on Tuesday between the police, the justice system and the hospital center of Saint-Denis. All via a listening mechanism and a device for medical examination, advice and legal assistance for a possible filing of a complaint, in a single place.
The evidence may even be collected without complaint and will be kept. Elements that may be used when filing a complaint, when “the victim will feel ready“, explained the prosecutor of Bobigny Eric Mathais.
“We will be able to take care of the victims of sexual violence, by noting the injuries, take the vaginal samples or even keep the clothes without needing them (victims) to present themselves to a medico-judicial unit“, detailed Ghada Hatem, gynecologist and founder of the Maison des femmes, attached to the hospital center of Saint-Denis. The victims will be able to go to the Maison des femmes 24 hours a day. They will be offered a course of care and assistance. psychological.
The protocol was signed Tuesday morning at the Maison des femmes, between the Bobigny prosecutor’s office, the prefecture and the territorial direction of local security of Seine-Saint-Denis. It should be noted that the police and gendarmerie services recorded a 10% increase over one year in domestic violence at the national level. This violence affected 159,400 people of all sexes in 2020: around 87% of the victims are women, or 139,200, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior.
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