Criminal
Apr. 23, 2020
Monterey County remote rape kits raise issues of admissible evidence
Earlier this month, Monterey County conducted the first at-home sexual assault examination and evidence collection, when a woman who reported she was raped used a remote evidence collect kit at the direction of a Sexual Assault Response Team nurse via Zoom teleconferencing.
Monterey County prosecutors are offering victims self-administered sexual assault evidence collection during the statewide stay-at-home orders and court shutdowns, reigniting a debate over whether remote rape kit use produces inadmissible evidence.
Earlier this month, Monterey County conducted the first at-home sexual assault examination and evidence collection, when a woman who reported she was raped used a remote evidence collect ...
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