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SAN ANTONIO - Brooke Army Medical Center now offers forensic healthcare services to service members and beneficiaries who are victims of abuse.BAMC's forensic h

The Montana Department of Justice was awarded a $2.1 million federal grant to help the agency perform testing of sexual assault kids and conduct cold case inves

An investigation into an Edmond rape case from 1989 might finally be solved decades later after a rape kit found a match to a suspect thousands of miles away, in California.

New legistlation from Congressmemeber Nancy mace is hoping to clear out the backlog of DNA rape kits.

The Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act unanimously passed through the Judiciary Committee Thurday and will now move to a full vote in the House, Congresmember Nancy

Legislation from Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) would force state and local governments to identify untested kits or risk losing funds.

A piece of legislation could help South Carolina, among other states, address its current backlog of untested DNA rape kits.

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2023 comes as harassment and bullying, especially of LGBTQ+ community, on the rise

SAN ANTONIO - Most of the workload inside the Bexar County Crime Lab is focused on processing sexual assault kits.A year ago Bexar County approved $167,000 of y

A year since the death of 34-year-old mom and teacher Eliza Fletcher sparked a statewide conversation on rape kits, processing times have improved, but not as much as victim advocates had hoped.