Survivor Act proposal addresses rape kits
State Attorney General Josh Stein and state lawmakers on Tuesday announced proposed legislation that would push forward on the testing of an existing backlog of sexual assault kits in law enforcement custody.The announcement came the day after the Fayetteville Police Department made an arrest in a 32-year-old cold case rape investigation through DNA testing of a rape evidence kit.Stein — joined by bill sponsors and state Reps. Jamie Boles, Carson Smith, Mary Belk […]
