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COCO KILEE THOMAS TELLS US HOW IT WORKS. IT REALLY ALLOWS SURVIVORS TO HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER WHEN THEY REPORT. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN OKLAHOMA ARE AWARE OF A NEW TOOL THAT ALLOWS THEM TO REPORT WHEN AND HOW THEY WANT. IT’S CALLED “SEEK. THEN SPEAK.” A FREE PUBLIC WEBSITE FOR SURVIVORS TO COPING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF AN ASSAULT. THE SEEK FEATURE INCLUDES RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS, SUCH AS MEDICAL AND FORENSIC CARE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS SPACE FOR SUPPORTERS TO ASK QUESTIONS. MAYBE IT WAS NOT THE PERSON WHO WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, BUT IT WAS YOUR FRIEND OR LOVED ONE. YOU CAN SEARCH AND ASK QUESTIONS AND MAYBE GET SOME RESOURCES ON WHAT SUBJECT? HOW SHOULD YOU BEST RESPOND TO THE SURVIVOR? SURVIVORS WHO WANT TO DOCUMENT OR REPORT THEIR ASSAULT CAN USE THIS WEBSITE AND CLICK “TALK” AND IT WILL THEN GUIDE THE SURVIVOR THROUGH A SERIES OF INVESTIGATIVE QUESTIONS THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE AT THEIR OWN PACE. AT THE END, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SAVE IT AS A PDF AND THEN EITHER PRINT IT OUT AND TAKE IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR EMAIL IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE CREATORS OF THE END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE SAY THAT LESS THAN 25% OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS FILE A REPORT. OSBI HOPES THIS NEW TOOL WILL CHANGE THAT. THERE ARE MANY SURVIVORS WHO DON’T WANT TO REPORT AND ARE HESITANT TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO DOCUMENT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE YOU STILL REMEMBER THE DETAILS. AND THEN YOU MAYBE FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO COME

Oklahoma agency provides new tool for documenting and reporting sexual assaults

Thanks to a new website from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, survivors of sexual assault now have a new way to report abuse.

Thanks to a new website from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, survivors of sexual violence now have a new tool to report abuse. Click here for the latest interesting news. “It actually gives survivors some control over when they report the abuse,” said Mistie Burris, the agency’s criminalistics administrator. The website, called “Seek then Speak,” offers survivors of abuse and their friends and families the opportunity to access our resources, such as medical and forensic care, and to speak to authorities about the abuse. “So maybe it wasn’t the person themselves who was sexually abused, but their friend or a loved one was.” They can go through the search process, ask questions and get resources on how to best respond to the survivor,” Burris said. When reporting, the website walks survivors through a series of investigative questions that they can answer at their own pace.>> Download the KOCO 5 app”At the end, they can save it as a PDF, print it out and take it to law enforcement or email it to law enforcement,” Burris said. The site’s creators, End Violence Against Women International, said fewer than 25 percent of sexual assault survivors file a report. The OSBI hopes this new tool changes that. “A lot of survivors don’t want to file a report and are afraid to call the police, so this gives them a way to document what happened to them while they still remember the details. Then they may feel comfortable enough to come forward,” Burris said. Click here to visit the site. Top headlines: Great Hall in downtown OKC named one of the nicest restaurants in the U.S. Suspect arrested after shooting that led to wrong-way chase on Broadway Extension. Bridge begins to crumble after heavy overnight rains in Moore. Roads in Moore are flooded, causing vehicles to stop when it rains. Amanda Knox has been convicted of libel again in Italy for accusing an innocent man of murdering her roommate in 2007.

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Thanks to a new website from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, survivors of sexual assault now have a new way to report abuse.

Click here to get the latest and most interesting news.

“It actually gives survivors some control over when they report,” says Mistie Burris, a crimes administrator at the agency.

The website, called Seek then Speak, provides victims of abuse and their friends and families with the opportunity to access our resources, such as medical and forensic care, and to speak with law enforcement about the abuse.

“Perhaps it was not the person who was sexually abused, but their friend or loved one. They can go through the ‘search process,’ ask questions and get resources to figure out how to best respond to the victim,” Burris said.

To facilitate reporting, the website guides survivors through a series of investigative questions that they can answer at their own pace.

>> Download the KOCO 5 app

“At the end, they can save it as a PDF and then print it out and take it to the police or email it to the police,” Burris said.

According to the website’s creators, End Violence Against Women International, less than 25 percent of victims of sexual violence report the crime. The OSBI hopes that this new tool will change that.

“Many survivors do not want to report the incident and are afraid to call the police. This gives them a way to document what happened to them while they still remember the details. Maybe then they will feel comfortable enough to come forward,” Burris said.

Click here to visit the website.

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