State Senator Melissa Wintrow said finishing the testing 'sends a really powerful message' to sexual assault victims that their claims are taken seriously.
have finished conducting tests on a hefty backlog of 1,100 rape kits discovered in a 2016 audit. The test results were given to investigators and prosecutors, while any hits in the National DNA Index System were shared with local law enforcement, the law enforcement agency said in a news release.
"Not only does DNA evidence carry weight in court, but it may prevent future sexual assaults from occurring. Even if the perpetrator is not prosecuted, their DNA may be added to the national database, making it easier to connect the perpetrator to a future crime," the organization wrote on itsThe discovery of the rape kit testing backlog in the 2016 audit increased scrutiny on how local and state law enforcement handle cases of sexual assault and treat victims.
"It sends a really powerful message to people who are harmed this way that, 'Hey we are going to take these seriously, and it matters. It matters a ton,'" she told theIdaho State Police have finished conducting tests on a hefty backlog of 1,100 rape kits discovered in a 2016 audit. Above, a rape kit that has been examined and sealed lies on a desk in a crime lab in Los Angeles.The law passed in 2016 had an estimated cost of more than $200,000 annually.
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