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A case of drug-facilitated sexual assault involving 3,4-methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine.

Journal of psychoactive drugs (2013-05-11)
Céline Eiden, Philippe Cathala, Nicolas Fabresse, Yves Galea, Jean-claude Mathieu-Daudé, Eric Baccino, Hélène Peyrière
ABSTRACT

Typical scenarios of drug-facilitated sexual assaults usually involve victims having ingested a drink after which they had little, partial or no recollection of events for a period of time. We were surprised by the case of a woman who was sexually assaulted and described a state of amazement, leading to an incapacity to resist physically or verbally to her aggressor, and who remembered everything. Alcohol was first suspected but toxicological analysis revealed the presence of 3,4-methylene-dioxy-methylamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy). In the literature review, a few cases of sexual assault involving involuntarily MDMA intake are described.