IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT:
- Get to a safe place.
- Do not shower, bathe, wash your hands, brush your teeth, use the toilet
or clean up in any way. You could destroy evidence.
- Do not change or destroy clothing. Your clothes are evidence.
- If it was in your home, do not rearrange and/or clean up anything. You
could destroy evidence.
- Get medical attention as soon as possible. (Evidence should be collected
when you get to the hospital.)
- Contact a friend or family member you trust or call the local rape crisis
center hotline.
- Most of all, know this is not your fault.
- Determine whether to report the crime
- Ask for a female police or security officer if you choose to report
- Locate an attorney to represent you (the prosecutor is not your attorney)
- Sue the rapist in civil court for money
- Request that someone accompany you in the examination room
- Be considered a rape victim/survivor regardless of the rapist's relationship
to you
Getting back to normal can take a long time and you may be wondering if there
is anyone who can help. Many survivors have found it helpful to talk to rape
crisis counselors. You can find the telephone numbers of your local
center here or listed in your phone book. You may also call the 24-hour National Sexual
Assault Hotline, operated by RAINN, at 1-800-656-HOPE. By calling this number
you will be automatically connected to your closest rape crisis center. Rape
crisis centers are on call 24-hours a day waiting to help you.
Finally, feel free to call and request "A Survivor's Booklet" In
English or Spanish from TAASA. Its number is 512-474-7190.
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