Criminal
Jun. 10, 2021
San Diego County clears backlog of 2,030 rape kits, DA says
The three-year project resulted in kits ranging from three to 30 years old being tested, and one suspect being charged in a seven-year-old child molestation case.
Testing on a backlog of 2,030 rape kits from 12 police agencies in San Diego County has been completed, District Attorney Summer Stephan announced Wednesday.
The achievement brings to a close a three-year project in which 2,030 kits that ranged from three to 30 years old were tested by independent lab Bode Cellmark Forensics in Virginia.
So far testing has resulted in charges being filed in one cas...
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