The nurses of Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Sexual Assault Forensic Examination program help survivors as they cry and listen ― without judgment or condescension ― as they tell their stories. They also help them relate their stories to police, if the victim wants to, and collect any evidence.
Jose Carabantes Pineda, 37, was ordered to serve at least 23 years in prison after pleading guilty in February to first-degree criminal sexual act in connection with the 2021 attack on a 10-year-old girl.
Jose Carabantes Pineda was Arrested after a Passerby Who Heard the Child Screaming in the Back of a Minivan at the Big Lots parking lot in Riverhead Called Police.
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Senate Bill 89 has been discussed at length this legislative session, in addition to interim meetings. According to Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, the legislature has been working to pass a version of this bill for three years.
In this interview, Alexis Garloff talks to NewsMedical about her next-generation sequencing research and the possible applications in forensics, particularly in sexual assault cases.
In August 2018, amid relentless gun violence sweeping the city, the Baltimore Police Department’s forensic laboratory dramatically shifted priorities: The lab began processing every recovered firearm for fingerprints and DNA instead of testing guns on a case-by-case basis. The policy change came at the urging of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, which faced pressure .