The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of reported, later-reported and unreported cases of sexual assault. All cases with female complainants (> 15 years) of sexual assault, who had been examined at the Centre for Victims of Sexual Assault (CVSA) in the Region of Southern Denmark in a 10-year period, were included. Retrospective data were collected from medico-legal examination reports and police reports. Descriptive bivariate analysis and logistic analysis were performed. Forensic pathologists examined 850 complainants of sexual assault in 2009-2018, of which 753 cases were included in this study. Of these, 191 cases (25%) were initially not reported to the police, but 53 women (7%) filed a police report, days, weeks or months later. There was a higher relative risk (RR) of not-reporting for young adults, for single women, if the accused was well known to the complainant, if the complainant experienced amnesia, or if there had been some degree of consensual physical interaction at time of the incident but before the assault. The non-reporters also showed a higher degree of delayed examination. The later-reporters only differed from the non-reporters in one parameter – they had a higher degree of partial amnesia. Interestingly, injuries (ano-genital or other) or verbal/physical resistance was not associated with reporting tendency, reflecting the modus of the local judicial system. The opportunity of a reflection period after a high-quality forensic examination, which is not dependent of police involvement, is essential for sexual assault complainants. Furthermore, education and guidance of victims and of the police and judicial system on the unique nature of sexual assault cases is important.

这项研究的目的是确定已报告、后来报告和未报告的性侵犯案件的特征。包括在 10 年内在丹麦南部地区性侵犯受害者中心 (CVSA) 接受过性侵犯的女性投诉人（> 15 岁）的所有案件。回顾性数据是从法医检查报告和警方报告中收集的。进行了描述性双变量分析和逻辑分析。法医病理学家在 2009-2018 年检查了 850 名性侵犯投诉者，其中 753 起案件被纳入本研究。其中，191 起案件 (25%) 最初未向警方报案，但 53 名妇女 (7%) 在数天、数周或数月后向警方报案。对于年轻成人、单身女性、如果被告是申诉人所熟知的，申诉人是否患有健忘症，或者在事件发生时但在袭击之前是否有某种程度的双方同意的身体互动。非记者也表现出较高程度的延迟检查。后来的报告者与非报告者仅在一个参数上有所不同——他们有更高程度的部分健忘症。有趣的是，伤害（肛门生殖器或其他）或语言/身体抵抗与报告倾向无关，反映了当地司法系统的模式。在高质量的法医检查之后的反思期的机会，不依赖于警察的参与，对性侵犯投诉者来说是必不可少的。此外，