Outrageous!!!!!
200 sex assault cases pass prosecution deadline before LAPD tested DNA kits
The cases are part of a backlog of 7,000 DNA kits that the department has not tested, according to an audit by City Controller Laura Chick. Police say they don’t have enough money.
By Richard Winton
October 21, 2008
[As many as 200 potential sexual assault cases have gone without prosecution because Los Angeles police officials failed to meet legal deadlines to test DNA evidence that might have identified a suspect, according to a city audit released Monday….]
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-dna21-2008oct21,0,3387972.story
This suggests that if you have been a rape victim and have not received notice of your rape kit testing, you, or someone to help you, should contact those in charge. MAKE AN ISSUE OF YOUR NEGLECT! DON’T BE VICTIMIZED TWICE!
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