Abstract

PINCOLINI, Ana Maria Franchi; HUTZ, Cláudio Simon  and  LASKOSKI, Lorena. Characterization of the Sexual Violence Described in Indictments and Verdicts. Psicol. pesq. [online]. 2012, vol.6, n.1, pp. 19-28. ISSN 1982-1247.

This article presents a survey carried out about sexual abuse of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data was collected from the indictments and verdicts from 229 legal proceedings. The criminal complaints were directed to the 1st and 2nd courts for children and adolescents of Porto Alegre, where victims give testimony from 2003 to 2007. Data was collected about victims and defendants, type of abuse (intrafamilial or not), duration of processes and verdicts. Most of the law-suits were about offence to pudicity and rape. The results showed intrafamilial sexual abuse against girls. The majority of abusers had some relationship with the victims.

Keywords : Sexual abuse; intrafamilial sexual abuse; legal proceedings.

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