A Descriptive One Year Study on the Alleged Male and Female Victims and Accused of Sex Crimes

This study was based on the cases of alleged male and female victims and accused of sex crimes reporting to Gauhati Medical College mainly from the Kamrup districts and other nearby areas. The city of Guwahati is facing rise in crime incidences and the sex crime cases. The cases reported varied: abduction and kidnapping, rape, immoral trafficking, prostitution, unnatural sexual offences, child molestation, outraging the modesty of a woman, allegation of a man masturbating on a victim girl etc. The burden of such crimes on the society is huge. Many victims suffer from psychiatric problems as a result of sexual assault. The venereal diseases are another horrible consequence along with unwanted pregnancies.

Moreover, many of these crimes are never reported. Sexual assaults on male are also under reported. The need for a new law on sexual assault is felt as the present law does not define and reflect the various kinds of sexual assault that women and children are subjected to in our country. This study tried to analyze the present scenario in relation to the age groups, occupation, relationship of the victims and accused and physical findings