Lawmakers hear testimony about Tennessee's rape kit backlog
A new bill to limit how long a sexual assault kit can go untested is gaining support. It would require the TBI to test the evidence within 30 days.
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A new bill to limit how long a sexual assault kit can go untested is gaining support. It would require the TBI to test the evidence within 30 days.
A New Bedford man has been arrested in connection to a previously unsolved 2012 rape after the cold case rape kit was DNA tested.
A TikToker and her viewers are shedding light on why a large number of sexual assaults against women go unreported.
State Senator Melissa Wintrow said finishing the testing "sends a really powerful message" to sexual assault victims that their claims are taken seriously.
Was just 13. her own rape kit with her attacker's dna, sat untested on a shelf for more than 20 years. by the time her attacker was identified, the statute of limitations had run out and the man was already in prison. he had been caught after raping two other women while lavinia's kit sat on the shelf. >> we still have a lot of work to do. it's not an easy task. it's a heavy lift. >> reporter: texas state representative victoria niave has been working alongside lavinia for years to clear the rape kit backlog. at one point there were 19,000 untested kits. >> each box is not just a box sitting o...