There was no evidence of prior or on-going sexual molestation.

Redness in the vaginal area -- "chronic irritation" - was noted in the autopsy. That means irritation older than 24 hours and is not uncommon in young girls. Poor hygene is usually the cause and it is hardly surprising when one considers that females do NOT shower every time they urinate. That "chronic" inflamation was considered unimportant by the doctors I spoke with while researching this case.

The vaginal injury was consistant with digital penetration at the time of her murder, though others, including Lou Smit, theorize that she was assaulted with the end of the paint brush - - a piece of wood that is missing, possibly a "trophy".

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On May 3rd, 2001, Geraldo Rivera stated that there were "MANY visits to pediatrician for irritation and infection." But that is NOT SO!

Dr. Beuf saw JonBenét 27 times between March, 1993 and November, 1996. Most of those visits were for sinus infections and colds. There was one for an injured finger, another after a fall in a grocery store.

On five occasions he did a brief examination of the external genitalia. He said on Primetime live that he never did a speculum exam and did not suggest in any way that he did any type of internal exam. Here is the information on those 5 "vaginal" exams.
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9/1993 -age 3 - JonBenét had had a recent bout of diarrhea and was complaining of pain during urination and there was vaginal redness. Typical treatment would be plain water baths, possibly use of an ointment.
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4/1994 - age 3 - another visit concerning pain during urination - possibly related to bubble bath (a known irritant). This is in the doctor's records and appears to be the only time bubble bath caused the problem. Again, the typical treatment would be plain water baths and possibly an ointment.

10/1994 - age 4 - a routine physical, no inflammation noted. It WAS noted that she OCCASIONALLY wet the bed - not unusual - Dr. Beuf told Primetime live that 20-25% of children wet the bed occasionally at the age of 4.

3/1995 - age 4 - JonBenét was brought to the doctor with abdominal pain and fever. He did a full physical check on her and ran tests. Not known if he looked at her genitals, but possible so included in this list.

8/1996 - age 5 - A routine physical (possibly a pre-school exam). Nothing noted as abnormal. Again, no indication of any specific check of the genitals.

This is the extent of the external "vaginal" exams performed on JonBenét.

Since the only times she had genital irritations were over three years before the murder, I think they have to be
considered unrelated to the crime.

The last time Dr. Beuf saw JonBenét as a patient was five weeks before she died - a check-up after a sinus infection.

After the murder, Dr. Beuf issued a statement - "My office treated JonBenét Ramsey from March, 1993 through December, 1996. Throughout this period, there has been absolutely no evidence of abuse of any kind."

On February 14, 1997, Dr. Beuf was interviewed on KUSA-TV. He reported that they did ask him about prior sexual abuse of JonBenét. His answer? "I told them absolutely, categorically no. There was absolutely no evidence - either physical or historical."

In the British Documentary produced in the first half of 1998, Dr Beuf said , "I saw absolutely no signs of sexual abuse. I had no suspicion of it. I always think about sexual abuse with any child ... who comes through this practice, because it is such a terribly destructive thing ... in JonBenét's case I saw absolutely no evidence."