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sexual assault evidence

if you have just been sexually abused or assaulted, try to preserve any evidence of the attack.

  • do not change your clothes.
  • do not bathe, shower, brush your teeth, or clean up in any way.
  • do not eat or drink anything.
  • do not smoke.
  • write down everything you can remember about the assault and about the person who assaulted you.

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