What is “chemical deposition”, at the heart of Mazan’s rape trial?

2024-09-14 03:45:02

Mazan’s rape study sheds new light on the concept of chemical indoctrination in sex crime cases. Dominique Pelicot is accused of having administered anxiolytics to his partner, authorized by his general practitioner, in order to rape him and allow him to be raped by other men – 51 of whom are charge for this test.

If the use of drugs to commit crimes or crimes against others is old, the French concept of chemical submission, especially in the context of sexual violence, appears recently. It falls into the species of Drug related crimes (DFC), crimes facilitated by the use of psychological substances, are defined in forensic medicine at the international level.

A government mission that aims to better understand and contain the event was launched in France in April, after the revelation of rapes in Mazan but the case of the MP Sandrine Josso (MoDem) who accused asked Senator Joël Guerriau (Horizons) that he had drugged him as well. enjoyment. The elected official was indicted in November 2023 for “administering an article to commit rape or sexual assault.”. The mission is, however, at a standstill pending the appointment of a new government.

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Chemical “reaction” or “harm”: what is it?

The word “chemical injection” mainly falls within the field of science and it shows the practice of drugging people without their knowledge or under risk for punishment or criminal purposes. “This is the way people commit the crime of sexual violence but not only. We also meet children or adults who are beaten chemically, in other words they use drugs so that they are not taken care of or to extort money from them.explains Leila Chaouachi, doctor of pharmacy and head of“Chemical Exposure” national surveyThe census is carried out every year by the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) since 2003 in order to monitor the smuggling of medicines.

ANSM distinguishes between chemical induction and chemical inactivation. The latter refers to taking advantage of the vulnerable position of people who have freely eaten things to attack them. “In both cases, the victim is never responsible for their anger”insist experts.