An unusual case of sexual assault on an infant: an intraperitoneal candle in a 20-month-old girl.

The recent publication of cases of sexual abuse and child prostitution networks may have the harmful effect of arousing latent desires or causing sexual delinquents to act out their impulses. The authors report a recent case in which a wax candle was introduced into the vagina of a 20-month-old baby. The forensic description is given and provisional conclusions are drawn.

Judicial problems related to transsexualism in France.

The French courts have recently changed their juridical position about transsexualism. The new decisions have, among other things, asserted the necessity for preliminary judicial expertise, an ordinary medical report not being satisfactory as a legal basis. The authors present a summary of the juridical evolution, an expert analysis of transsexualism and the key concepts that the experts will have to debate.

Efficacite, rapidite, fiabilite de la desarticulation temporo - mandibulaire bilaterale dans l'identification des victimes d'une catastrophe aerienne

Les auteurs exposent une technique d'identification comparative odonto-stomatologique particuliere. Cette demiere a ete utilisee a une grande echelle pour la premiere fois, lors d'une catastrophe aerienne sur des sujets presentant un etat de carbonisation avance. Une desarticulation temporo - mandibulaire bilaterale est effectuee suivie de cliches macrophotographiques (AU)