Forensic evidence can be an important tool in solving and prosecuting sexual assault cases, but some victims don't feel comfortable coming forward to police or medical examiners right away. Enter Leda ...

New Mexico led the nation a decade ago in untested DNA evidence kits in sexual assault cases, with more than 5,000 scattered about the state in 2016, according to then-State Auditor Tim Keller, who is ...

In 2018, New York Times journalist Pagan Kennedy was working on a column about the origin of everyday objects when she became obsessed with finding out who created the rape kit. Rape kits are boxes ...

Nationally, about one in three survivors of sexual assault ever report their experiences to law enforcement, according to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network. Texas is betting that gap is ...

A Kansas Bureau of Investigation initiative is expected to change the state’s sexual assault evidence kit process so that survivors are no longer left in the dark. As early as 2026, sexual assault ...

Last week, the San Diego Police Department announced it has no backlog of untested sexual-assault evidence kits for the first time since 2019. The accomplishment puts the department in compliance with ...

Aug. 13—More than half the sexual assault examinations submitted to the state Department of Public Safety's Forensic Laboratory Bureau since 2023 are still awaiting analysis as the facility grapples ...