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Testing of backlogged rape evidence leads to hundreds of convictions

  • Written by Rachel Lovell, Senior Research Associate, Case Western Reserve University

Hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits, also known as sexual assault kits (SAKs), languish in evidence storage facilities across the U.S. This backlog denies justice to victims and allows rapists the opportunity to continue to harm others.

Based on research from Case Western Reserve University on Cuyahoga County’s (Ohio) backlogged rape...

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