Delay means rapists are free to attack other women
(NEWSER) - The forensic magic of CSI aside, the US is buried under an embarrassing avalanche of unprocessed rape kits, Marie Claire reports in a lengthy look at the consequences. The issue got attention in 2003, when untested kits from more than 500,000 criminal cases were found in labs around the country, but the evidence backlog remains at 180,000, Congress estimates. "What other crimes would be disregarded like this?" asked the director of a rape clinic. "How could you close a case and never open the evidence?" More»
