What is considered
evidence in sexual assault
cases?
ABV Solicitors
I f you have been recent ly contacted by the pol ice
and have been to ld that they have ev idence that
l inks you to a sexual assault case , i t i s important
not to panic .
Whi le that may seem l ike the normal react ion to
such an a l legat ion , panick ing can lead to you
taking unwise s teps in th is very del icate s i tuat ion ,
such as t ry ing to contact the person who has
accused you of the sexual o f fence . In rea l i ty , what
you need to do i s contact a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor
to d iscuss your case and start bui ld ing your
defence .
But you may a lso be cur ious as to what
i s
cons idered ev idence in a sexual o f fence case . Here ,
a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor break down 5 of the most
common types of ev idence found and used in
sexual o f fence cases .
DNA ev idence inc ludes anything f rom semen to
hai r fo l l ic les and concerning sexual o f fence cases ,
wi l l usual ly be found in the bedroom or on the
person that i s the a l leged v ict im. A sexual o f fence
sol ic i tor wi l l a lways ask the pol ice and prosecut ion
i f the DNA ev idence found was yours , and i f there
was another way that i t could have got there , as i t
i s a lmost seen as the gold s tandard of ev idence .
So , i f you have been made aware that there has
been DNA ev idence found, you need to contact a
sexual o f fence so l ic i tor as soon as poss ib le .
DNA
Fingerprints
Fingerpr ints are s tandard ev idence in most legal
cases and understandably , they do not hold as
much weight as DNA in sexual o f fence cases . But i f
your f ingerpr ints were found in an unusual area of
the home, or a car then your sexual o f fence
sol ic i tor wi l l need to quest ion you about the
events leading to your f ingerpr ints be ing found in
these areas .
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