Detective Olivia Boggs of the Lubbock Police Department’s Special Victims Unit urged sexual-assault survivors to report incidents and, when possible, get a medical exam, noting the department received 207 sexual-assault cases in 2024.

Boggs said the first and most important step is to file a report. "The number 1 thing is have it reported," she said, and added that victims should "depending on the time frame, get an exam. I would also find somebody that you can talk to." She said reporting prompts assignment to a detective and begins the investigative process.

The detective explained what investigators seek. "Any kind of detail that a victim could remember, such as a smell, what they heard, our investigation has to include those types of details," Boggs said. She cautioned that forensic results and investigative leads can take time: "Sometimes, like as you see on TV, it's not as fast as people think that it is. It could be months, before we could get any kind of results back." The transcript shows Boggs described most 2024 cases as involving victims who knew the perpetrator.

Boggs described the Special Victims Unit’s role and approach. "The detectives with the Special Victims Unit are dedicated to the cases that we work. I would suggest that all the victims cooperate in the case because our number 1 goal at the end of the day is to bring justice to all of the victims," she said.

The presentation emphasized practical next steps available to survivors: file a report with law enforcement, obtain a medical exam when within applicable time frames, and connect with supportive services or a detective on the case. Boggs said resources exist for victims but did not specify agencies or contact information in the remarks on the record.