The Tulsa Police Department and the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office have dedicated detectives and prosecutors trained to handle these cases. We utilize a trauma-informed approach which recognizes the physical and psychological impact the crime of sexual assault takes on a survivor and seeks to both understand and account for its effects through the criminal justice process.

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IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT:

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• Understand that what happened to you is not your fault.

• You have nothing to feel guilty or ashamed about.

• You have the right to get the help you need.

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IF YOU WANT TO REPORT YOUR ASSAULT:

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• Call 911 and an officer will be dispatched to your location to help you.

• Do not wash, change clothes, smoke, or clean up in any way until you have spoken with police. Any physical evidence may be valuable to the investigation and prosecution.

• If your assault has happened within the last 120 hours (5 days), the officer will encourage you to get a sexual assault exam from a forensic nurse. Sexual assault exams are done at no cost to the survivor.

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IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO REPORT YOUR ASSAULT:

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The Tulsa Police Department recommends that all victims of sexual assault file a police report, but we understand that the trauma associated with these crimes often makes that difficult.  Even if you do not wish to report your assault, you are still entitled to receive a free forensic exam, preventative health care, and preservation of forensic evidence.

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• If you are 18 or older, wish to get a sexual assault exam, and do not want to report to the police, please call Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) at 918-743-5763 and an advocate will assist you. (Law mandates that reports are made for victims of sexual assault that are under 18)

• You can also go directly to Hillcrest Hospital (1120 South Utica Avenue) and tell staff that you wish to receive a non-report sexual assault exam.

• For non-report exams, the sexual assault kit will be safely stored by number only until the victim is ready to come forward and make a report.

• Oklahoma law mandates that all sexual assault kits will be stored for 50 years.

 

ALTERNATE REPORTING OPTION:

 

Some survivors need alternative options to access justice and healing. End Violence Against Women International has developed Seek then Speak, a free online tool that can be accessed by survivors at the time and place of their choosing.

 

• SEEK: When survivors access the program, they will be provided information on sexual assault, crime victim rights, victim advocacy, and medical care / forensic exams.

 

• SPEAK:  If they choose, victims can begin the process of reporting to police by responding to a self-guided series of questions. The prompts will guide survivors through careful documentation of the evidence that will be critical to an investigation. Survivors can provide as much or as little information as they choose. The program will generate a PDF document that can either be saved or provided to law enforcement. The program does not save information, and all data will be cleared from the program and their device after the report is generated.

 

• If you decide to share your report with the Tulsa Police Department, you can send it to specialvictimsunit@cityoftulsa.org. A detective will review your report and may open an official investigation.  It’s important to note that once submitted to the Tulsa Police Department, the information provided by you in these reports become police records and may be accessible in subsequent legal matters.

 

Seek then Speak can be accessed here.

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