If you have been the victim of a rape or sexual assault and suspect that you may have been drink spiked then contact Cohen Cramer Solicitors as you may be entitled to claim compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
An increasing number of rapes and sexual assaults take place while the victim is rendered defenceless by giving them drugs, mainly by spiking their drinks. This is illegal and still counts as an offence of rape or sexual assault.
In the past Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA) has largely been ignored and dismissed as an excuse for excessive drinking however the recent conviction of the London cab-driver who drugged and sexually assaulted a large number of women has helped to raise public awareness of this crime.
The Police can be slow to accept the possibility of DFSA and, for this reason a lot of applications to the CICA are refused on the grounds that there is a lack of evidence that a criminal act occurred; this basically means that the police are not convinced that the applicant did not agree to have sex.
If you think you have been the victim of a drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) please contact us now to see how we can help.
- call: 0113 224 7804 (24 hours)
- email: enquiry@cohencramerpi.co.uk
- pop your details into the contact box at the bottom of this page and we will get back to you
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