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Forensic evidence can be an important tool in solving and prosecuting sexual assault cases, but some victims don't feel comfortable coming forward to police or medical examiners right away. Enter Leda ...

CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of The Council of State Governments has selected the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services Sexual ...

Vitullo Evidence Collection Kit for Sexual Assault Examination; photo by Jaclyn Nash, courtesy of the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian ...

One of the most powerful inventions of the 20th century is also an object that no one ever wants a reason to use. The sexual-assault-evidence collection box, colloquially known as the “rape kit,” is a ...

25 Investigates is getting new insight into the oversight of sexual assault evidence kits in our state. Boston 25 News has covered the backlog of kits and processing delays for years. Anchor and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Standing in a cramped and cluttered state forensic laboratory, Cara Lupino is surrounded by dozens of sexual assault evidence collection kits – more commonly known as rape ...

CORNELIUS, N.C. — A sexual assault survivor is pushing for North Carolina to address its backlogs in evidence collection kits so she can hopefully get justice after she says she was raped. Sexual ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill headed to Governor Bill Lee's desk would require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to provide quarterly updates on their efforts to hire and train forensic service ...

Thousands of kits have sat on shelves, officials said. For years, thousands of sexual assault kits sat on the shelves in Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, leaving victims and investigators ...