Bill passes to streamline untested rape kit backlog
Blessing says clear communication between the victim and the department about the process of testing kits is critical.
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Blessing says clear communication between the victim and the department about the process of testing kits is critical.
The new online system provides information to survivors on the status of their sexual assault evidence collected since January 1, 2018.
In the wake of legislation mandating new rape kits be quickly tested for DNA, the State Police Crime Laboratory has hired new staff and added new technology.
A Florida man has been arrested after Kalamazoo County's Sexual Assault Investigation Initiative (SAKI) Team identified him as a suspect in a 2010 sexual assault cold case.
In a motion to dismiss charges, a deputy prosecutor wrote the state was unable to meet its burden of proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt "due to the passage