If You Have Been Sexually Assaulted or Raped
You can call the Help Restore Hope Center hotline at 1-855-9NOWSAFE/1-855-966-9723 for assistance with knowing your rights, and/or for accompaniment to both medical care and/or law enforcement agencies.
IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO NOT REPORT THE RAPE TO POLICE!
You can seek medical attention to help with physical injury.Medical care can be important to assist with the prevention of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections.Medical care can be sought to assist with the prevention of pregnancy due to the rape.A Rape Kit can be used to collect evidence of the rape.Should you decide to prosecute the rape, a Victim’s Advocate from the Help Restore Hope Center can assist you through the Criminal Justice Process.
Important information you should know if you were sexually assaulted!Wanting to wash, shower, and change clothes is a natural impulse after a sexual assault, but wait. (more…)