Sara, an 18-year-old student, attends her local sexual health clinic on Monday morning for emergency contraception and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. She tells the nurse that she became separated from her friends in a club on Saturday and recalls a male offering to help. She has no memory of events after this and later woke undressed in a stranger’s bed with discomfort in the vaginal and anal area. She had four alcoholic drinks and denies taking any recreational drugs.
She is not on any contraception, has a regular 28-day menstrual cycle and her last menstrual period (LMP) was 13 days ago. She has no physical or mental health problems and does not take any medication. Sara lives in student halls and has a good support network. The male does not know where she lives and she feels safe at home.
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (England and Wales)…