Where will Sexual Assault Forensic Exams be stored?
The Provost Marshall’s Office (PMO) will store all evidence collection kits for Restricted cases with a non identifying case number for up to one year from the date the evidence was collected. For Unrestricted cases, the evidence collection kits will be maintained through the Criminal Investigation Division (CID). When recovering from a sexual assault, what may a victim expect? Every person reacts differently to sexual assault. There are five stages of recovery, which most victims will experience to some degree. It is not unusual for different people to experience the stages in different orders or even to repeat stages several times. These stages are: Stage 1: Initial Shock – Shock following an assault can take on many forms. Victims may experience emotional as well as physical shock, which in turn could be expressed as very controlled, and/or withdrawn, or, highly expressive, including crying, screaming or shaking. Victims may or may not feel comfortable communicating these feeling ot
