Video image of genital melanosis provides strong evidence to support identification of a sexual offender.
Dermatology
Forensic image evidence
Genital melanosis
Sexual offense
Journal
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
ISSN: 1556-2891
Titre abrégé: Forensic Sci Med Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101236111
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
accepted:
15
02
2021
pubmed:
6
4
2021
medline:
26
11
2021
entrez:
5
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A man in his thirties was suspected of committing a sexual offense against a young girl. A video on his mobile telephone provided the only evidence. Photographs obtained from the video showed male genitalia in two views, with the penis in both views exhibiting unique pigmentation. We appraised this case with the cooperation of dermatologists, who diagnosed the pigmentation as male genital melanosis, a relatively rare disease, which matched that on the suspected perpetrator's penis. Photographs obtained from the video were thus decisive evidence of sexual offense and identified the perpetrator.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33818720
doi: 10.1007/s12024-021-00364-2
pii: 10.1007/s12024-021-00364-2
pmc: PMC8413146
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
510-512Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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