What to do if You have been Sexually Assaulted

Get to a SAFE place as fast as possible.

Do not bathe, shower, douche, change clothes, urinate, or drink anything.  These activities can alter or destroy evidence.

Preserve all physical evidence.

Call the police and report it.  This report will allow for the collection of vital evidence that otherwise would be lost.  A report does not necessarily mean that the case will be prosecuted

Seek medical treatment immediately. 

If you are medically stable (nothing broken or bleeding), contact law enforcement or Rape Response at 323-7273 for an appointment at the Crisis Center's SANE facility. 

If you have other injuries, seek medical attention at the nearest emergency room.

In either case, a Rape Response advocate will be called to provide you with emotional support during the medical exam.  Request that the hospital take a urine sample for drug toxicology. Special tests need to be conducted to detect if you have been drugged