SANE: Patients can choose to press sexual-assault charges
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exam, students do not have to report
to police right away, Smith said.
Also, students don’t have to press
charges to give a report.
The program is funded by the
state’s Sexual Assault Victims’ Emer
gency Medical Response Fund,
which will pay for the exam regard
less of whether the patient wants to
press criminal charges, Smith said.
Evidence can be collected for up to
84 hours after an assault, but certain
evidence, such as traces ot drugs in
urine, will diminish sooner, she said.
After an assault, Smith said, stu
dents should not urinate, eat, drink,
smoke, bathe or brush their teeth.
Smith recommends assault victims
bring clothing worn during the as
sault and a friend for support.
Smith has been working to receive
certification for two years. During
her training, she watched court cas
es, rode with Eugene police officers
and observed similar exams in the
emergency room.
Smith said her schedule will be
cleared so she can see a sexual as
sault survivor as soon as possible
but she will only be able to perform
the exams during the day.
"If it’s the middle of the night and
they need to be seen, they should gc
to the emergency room,” she said.
One in six Oregon women has
been raped, and more than 22,00C
women in Lane County have experi
enced rape, according to a 2003
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Against Women Prevention Research
Center.
The SANE program was created in
response to Oregon Attorney General
Hardy Myers’ Sexual Assault Task
Force, which includes law enforce
ment, sexual assault survivors, coun
selors and forensic nurses.
Contact the crime, health
and safety reporter at
kgagnon@dailyemerald.com
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will reduce pressure on a limited
number of parking spaces, reduce
emissions and contribute less to
global warming.
This year, DPS will issue between
6,500 and 7,000 parking permits to
faculty, students and staff. There are
only 3,300 parking spaces on cam
pus; 1,500 are available to students.
Mital will work with DPS to cre
ate a ride share program where two
people who share a ride can receive
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dents sponsored a contest between
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