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Survivor’s Rights
- To report the crime to a law enforcement agency without parental consent.
- To consent to a medical evidentiary exam or to refuse all or part of a medical evidentiary exam.
- To have assailant HIV tested.
- To get a copy of the law enforcement report.
- To not have law enforcement give out your name or address or to have your name revealed in court.
- To have an advocate from The Center with you when you talk to law enforcement or the DA.
- Please let us know when you want us to be with you.
- To have up to two support people with you if you are ordered to go to court.
- To speak at the sentencing hearing.
You may be able to get a criminal stay away order and/or a civil harassment restraining order that would require the assailant to stay away from you. Talk to the Center’s counselor to further discuss this option as well as other legal options.
The sexual assault counselor from the Center is required by law to keep confidential everything you tell her privately. This means she can’t talk to anyone (your friends, family, law enforcement, district attorney, etc.) about what you’ve said, your case, or anything related to the sexual assault unless you want her to and you sign a written agreement.
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