In its report published Thursday, the Independent Commission on incest and the sexual violence against children (Ciivice) advocates “clarifying the reporting obligation” by the physicians of children victims of sexual violence “even at the stage of Suspicion “.
Le Monde with AFP
In the wake of the interim conclusions delivered by the Independent Commission on incest and the sexual violence against children (Ciivice), the Vice-Chair of the National Council of the Order of Doctors, Marie-Pierre Glaviano-Ceccaldi a Declared on Thursday, March 31, that the Order of Physicians is “not favorable” to a “reporting obligation” for physicians who suspect sexual violence in a child, as recommended by the Ciivice.
“There is no reporting obligation, but we are kept for an obligation of protection. When a doctor is sure there are sexual violence, he must make a report to the Prosecutor of The Republic. When it has suspicions, it can do some of the concern with the Code of Concern of Concern about minors at risk “, a departmental child protection scheme, has it said to Agence France-Presse.
“In parallel, he must explain to the parents that the child needs to go see specialists for complementary care. If he has doubts, he must seek collegiality,” she adds. “On the other hand, he can not help the child’s mother (if the father is involved) or report these suspicions to the Children’s Judge. It is the law,” she says.
“Clarify the reporting obligation”
Doctors were pursued before the Council of the Order by parents suspected of abuse for “immixition” in family life or to contact the Children’s Judge, responsible for the protection of the child. question.
In its report Thursday, the Independent Commission on Income and Sexual Violence against Children (Ciivice) advocates “clarifying the reporting obligation” by the physicians of children victims of sexual violence “even at the stage of the Suspicion “. It recommends “suspending disciplinary proceedings against protective doctors”. “It is important that the rules are clear to protect the children and doctors themselves,” said Ciivian Co-Chair Edouard Durand, Thursday on France Info.
“Some attacker parents are a complaint against the signaling physician. It is the abuser turning against the protector, which is called the risk of reprisals,” confirmed the doctor Marie-Pierre Glaviano-Ceccaldi. “The County Council of the College of Doctors does not have the power to stop a complaint.” “This is a subject that deserves to be evaluated” to see if he has an inhibitory effect on doctors, -T it.
Each year, 160,000 children would be victims of sexual violence, often incestuous, which have serious repercussions for their lives on their health and psychic state. Only 5% of child abuse reports come from the medical sector, according to the High Authority of Health.