Pro-active Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Using Sedative - hypnotic Medication

doi:10.37358/rc.70.19.11.7706

Abstract

Drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) can be defined as sexual activity occurring where consent is invalid or absent due to the effects of drugs and/or alcohol. We report a rare case of pro-active drug facilitated sexual assault involving non-oral administration of sedative-hypnotic intoxicant without primary alcoholic ingestion. For eight years, a male nurse administered sedative-hypnotic drugs to patients admitted to the hospital unit, in order to subsequently maintain sexual intercourse with them. The intravenous administration without primary alcoholic ingestion distinguishes this case of pro-active drug facilitated sexual assault from those presented in associated literature. Keywords: Drug facilitated sexual assault; Benzodiazepines; Barbiturates

Highlights

Drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) can be defined as sexual activity occurring where consent is invalid or absent due to the effects of drugs and/or alcohol
This report presents a rare case of pro-active drug facilitated sexual assault involving non-oral administration of sedative-hypnotic intoxicant without primary alcoholic ingestion
The onset time ranges from a few minutes up to 1.5 hours

Summary

Introduction

Drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) can be defined as sexual activity occurring where consent is invalid or absent due to the effects of drugs and/or alcohol. Drugs used in DFSA need to have certain characteristics both in terms of how they are administered and the effect they cause on the victim including (i) causing sedation and/or anterograde amnesia; (ii) being odourless and tasteless; (iii) dissolving readily in beverages; (iv) being rapidly absorbed after oral administration, and (v) being rapidly cleared from the body (within 24 h) [7, 8]. This report presents a rare case of pro-active drug facilitated sexual assault involving non-oral administration of sedative-hypnotic intoxicant without primary alcoholic ingestion.

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