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 . Photographs In the modern age , most people have smartphones that have cameras and so the law has adapted to keep up with th is . Any indecent photographs found on your phone wi l l be deemed as ev idence and your sexual o f fence so l ic i tor wi l l once again need to quest ion you about the i r or ig in to bui ld your defence . In much the same way as photographs on a smartphone prov ide a modern type of ev idence , the major i ty o f people communicate v ia text messages or emai ls and in some cases let ters . Your sexual o f fence so l ic i tor wi l l l ike ly ask you about the meaning behind any ambiguous messages that were sent between you and the a l leged v ict im. You mustn ' t become over ly defens ive in th is i ssue as c lar i ty wi l l be what can help you to win your case . Letters, texts and emails Eyewitness accounts Eyewitness accounts are not as common when i t comes to sexual assault or o f fences , but i f there are eyewitnesses , your sexual o f fence so l ic i tors wi l l l ike ly want to quest ion them re lat ing to the events that they witnessed . This i s important , as i t wi l l enable your sexual o f fence so l ic i tor to f ind any incons istencies in the i r s tory and a lso a l low them to quest ion thei r re lat ionship with yourse l f or the person who has accused you of sexual o f fences and decide on the mot ive for g iv ing an eyewitness account . https : / /www.abvsol ic i tors .co .uk/serv ices/sexual - of fences/ https : / /www.cps .gov .uk/cr ime- info/sexual -of fences https : / /www.sentencingcounci l .org .uk/sentencing-and- the-counci l /about-sentencing-guidel ines/about- publ ished-guidel ines/sexual -of fences/ Sources :