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Medical labs can’t detect GHB if
it has been in the victim’s body for
more than three to four hours, ac
cording to training information de
veloped about the drugs by Los
Angeles Police Department Detec
tive Trinka Porrata.
Though it is currently difficult
for a victim of sexual assault, espe
cially those instances in which a
drug is used, to prove their case
against their attacker, a bill cur
rently being discussed in the state
Legislature would give victims
more of a chance.
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House Bill 2353 would classify
Rohypnol, GHB and other date
rape drugs as more dangerous, and
classify the crime of causing an
other person to ingest a drug invol
untarily with the intent to cause
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in a sexual assault can currently
lead to a first-degree rape charge.
Rep. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, a
supporter of the bill, said the legis
lation would impose further pun
ishment on those who use a drug
in any kind of assault.
“This legislation is a good step
for women in Oregon,” Walker
said. “Causing a woman to ingest a
drug takes away her right to con
trol her own body, and often times
women don’t know they’ve been
drugged.”
The Oregon House of Represen
tatives passed the bill, and it needs
to be passed by the Senate to be
come law.
Maria Paladino, the advocacy
coordinator for Sexual Assault
Support Services, said 90 percent
of University students who are vic
tims of sexual assault believe they
were given a drug.
“It is a myth that there is only
one, or a few drugs that are used in
rape cases,” Paladino said. “At
tackers will use many drugs that
produce debilitating effects, espe
cially when used with alcohol.”
Paladino also said it is virtually
impossible for these drugs, espe
cially the more widely used drugs
like Rohypnol and GHB, to be de
tected, and therefore this evidence
cannot always be used against an
attacker.
Getting justice
Paladino said one in three girls
in the United States has been sex
ually assaulted by the time she
reaches 18 years old. According to
the Rape, Abuse and Incest Nation
al Network, a woman is sexually
assaulted every two minutes in the
United States.
“Everyone knows someone who
has been sexually assaulted,
whether they are aware of it or
not,” Paladino said.
McKee said the EPD has not
seen any cases where the use of a
drug was proven.
“There have been cases where
there was a suspicion of drug use
or the victim reported she was
drugged, but the tests are done too
late to confirm the suspicion,” Mc
Kee said.
In Tara’s case, she had no proof
that a drug was used, leaving the
police with nothing to go on ex
cept her word.
“SASS hooked me up with a po
lice detective who told me we
would get this guy,” Tara said.
“But when questioned, [the attack
er] refuted everything I said. The
detective told me it was my word
against his.”
McKee said if a victim goes im
mediately to the emergency room,
a detective trained in sexual as
sault will conduct an investigation
that involves using samples col
lected by doctors. From there, a
forensics lab will inspect the evi
dence and a case against an attack
er can be developed from there.
However, Dr. Gary Young, the
medical director of the Emergency
If you have been a victim of sexual
assault or want to know how to
support someone who has been a
victim, call:
Sexual Assault Support Services
(SASS) Hotline at 343-7277 or
Rape, Abuse and Incest National
Network (RAINN) at 1-800-656-HOPE
Department at Sacred Heart Med
ical Center, said Sacred Heart does
not test for Rohypnol or GHB.
“When a patient comes in, the
issue is to test for anything that is
causing immediate harm to the pa
tient and to conduct a rape exam,”
Young said. “Usually by the time
we see a patient, the effects of
drugs they may have been given
have worn off.”
Students have the option of be
ing tested for Rohypnol and GHB,
or any other drugs, at the Universi
ty Health Center, which sends a
victim’s urine sample to a lab.
“Obviously, we are restricted by
the limited time frame to test for
these drugs,” said Cindy Smith, an
adult nurse practitioner for the
University Health Center. “But
when this information is needed in
court, the tests are very exact.
Paladino said out of the very few
people who actually report a sexu
al assault, few ever prosecute their
attacker.
McKee agreed, saying that many
cases are handled out of court, and
victims don’t always want to pros
ecute their attacker.
Moving on
In addition to living with the ex
hausting testing for drugs and sex
ually transmitted infections, vic
tims also have to live with the
intense emotional trauma that a
sexual assault causes, Paladino
said.
Tara spent three months keeping
everything about her assault bot
tled up inside and blaming herself
for what happened. She felt she
would never enjoy sex or feel at
tractive again, but she has recently
started dating again. But what she
learned was that talking about her
attack has helped her overcome it
and allowed others to share their
own experiences.
“It was the worst three months
of my entire life,” she said. “I had
to let out what was eating me in
side.”
Paladino said it’s important to
have a strong support network,
whether that be through loved ones
or support services like SASS.
“It’s important to know that sex
ual assault changes your life forev
er,” Paladino said. “But those emo
tions that tear you apart at first will
go away. Though the incident itself
will always be there, once you take
time to heal, you can find strength
in your own life.”
Editor’s note: The Emerald’s policy is to
keep rape victims anonymous. The rape
victim in this story has been given a false
name.
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