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Without Consent: Drugs & Sexual Assault
Airs: October 30, 2008
Sponsor(s): MCTFT
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More than once a minute, 78 times an hour, or 1,871 times a day, someone in the
United States is a victim of sexual assault. Many of those assaults are
drug-facilitated.
Intoxication or being under the influence of another drug does not constitute
consent and far too often, a person will wake up in an unknown place and not
know what happened or only have partial memory. Investigators need to know how
to recognize the signs of a drugged person who may have been sexually assaulted
and know what to do next.
During this hour-long broadcast, learn how to identify if someone has been
drugged. Also, find out how to begin an investigation and why timing is
critical. See how you might be able to prevent an assault from happening in the
first place. Learn how many prescription and over-the-counter medications react
negatively with alcohol, and may cause severe impairment.
Learning Objectives:
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Gain an
awareness of the magnitude and issues surrounding drug-facilitated sexual
assault
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Learn which
drugs and strategies are often used for drug-facilitated sexual assault
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See what first
steps should be if a victim reports a drug-facilitated sexual assault
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Find out why
drug-facilitated sexual assault cases are often difficult to prosecute and
how law enforcement officers can work to make it a little easier
Content
Providers:
Stephen O'Keefe, Retired Prosecutor
Edward Stephen O'Keefe retired from the State Attorney's Office in Pinellas
County Florida where he was most recently assigned to the special prosecution
unit responsible for major crimes and computer electronic communications
investigations and prosecution.
O'Keefe has been in law enforcement since 1965 and has been a Florida Criminal
Justice Standards and Training Commission certified instructor and curriculum
maintenance system certified facilitator and instructor. He was appointed
Assistant State Attorney and active prosecutor in August of 1989. O'Keefe is the
coordinator of legal instruction for Basic Recruit Law Enforcement and Basic
Corrections Officer Academies at the Southeastern Public Safety Institute in St.
Petersburg.
O'Keefe has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University and a Juris
Doctorate from Golden Gate University School of Law.
O'Keefe is also a Marine and
Army Veteran and served as an FBI Special Agent for 20 years.
Trinka Porrata, GHB Expert, Retired Police Officer
In 1999, Trinka Porrata retired from the Los Angeles Police Department. She is
currently a consultant.
Porrata served 25 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, retiring as a
narcotics detective supervisor. Her assignments included patrol, sexual assault
investigations, child abuse investigations and the crime lab. Since retiring,
she has provided specialized training nationwide and internationally and has
testified as an expert witness on a variety of cases. She operates a GHB
Addiction Helpline through Project GHB's website and has organized international
conferences on GHB abuse and research.
Porrata earned a Bachelor's Degree in Police Administration and Public Safety at
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Bonnie Weis, Detective in the Special Victims Unit, Toledo Police
Department
Detective Weis has been a member of the Toledo Police Department for twenty-four
years and has spent the last three in the Special Victims Unit. During her
tenure, she has also been assigned to Support Services, Uniform Division, the
Investigative Services Bureau, and the burglary unit.
Weis has also been assigned to the Toledo Police Academy as an instructor.
She has an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Criminal Justice from the
University of Toledo.
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