Assignment task: Pierre is a 56 year old man with a chronic history of alcohol abuse. Pierre usually drinks two litres of vodka per day. He has made an allegation to the police of penile anal rape by a drinking friend, said to have happened six hours ago. You are the forensic clinician on call and receive a request by the police to see Pierre for a forensic medical examination.
Outline briefly the issues you must consider in deciding whether and when to carry out a forensic medical examination.