Denouncing sex crimes, a process of double victimization: as seen through the eyes of victims of sexual violence

Resumen

This article first deals with sexual violence as a serious problem surrounded by silence, power, control, dominance and asymmetry between the perpetrator and the victim, and even under certain circumstances its prevalence. The consequences that this kind of violence may bring to the individual are described, since these go beyond the sexual aspect, entering into the social, physical, psychological areas and the area of rights. This violence perpetrated, mainly, against women, reflects a culture that is organized, structured and legitimizes dichotomous relations between genders, in which one is subordinated to the other.
Moreover, a brief history of the attention to victims in Mexico is made, as well as acknowledgement of their rights, placing emphasis on the appearance of attention specialized in sex crimes. Finally, from the viewpoint of the victims of sexual violence we take a look at what happens when the victim denounces the event he/she has undergone at the Special Agency for Sex crimes of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federal District, where people say they are doubly victimized.