Our Columbus sexual assault lawyers recommend that victims and parents take the following steps, among others: Find someplace safe. This place can be with a relative you trust or a local community shelter. Obtain medical help. Victims should be examined by emergency rooms, their physicians, or other medical centers. The doctors and nurses at most hospitals and ER centers should be trained in collecting the proper physical evidence and responding to the initial immediate trauma of the assault. Report the attack. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network has a hotline that you can call. It does help to speak to someone familiar with sexual assault offenses that you feel comfortable talking to. It does help to have a record that you spoke with someone promptly. Preserve any evidence. For example, store your clothes and any possessions you had with you at the time of the assault. They may provide critical evidence to support your complaint. Call our law firm. Our lawyers will calmly answer your questions, help you see the doctors including sexual assault and rape counselors that you need to see, and explain your rights. We’ll also review when and how you should contact the police.