The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to process approximately 20,000 rape kits that had been previously untested. The process began in 2013. Nearly 2,000 kits are from sexual assaults reported to the San Antonio Police Department. Capt. Andrew Carian, in...
In February of this year the San Antonio Police Department said they had 1,499 untested rape kits. Now, that number sits at zero. SAPD was able to submit all of their kits by the end of February. But that does not mean this problem is anywhere near...
Thousands of untested rape kits may soon be dusted off the shelves as testing and funding across the country will nearly double. The reauthorization of the Debbie Smith Act will increase funding from $50 million to $94 million. “Going through a forensics exam,...
At a campaign stop in San Antonio today, Democratic candidate for Texas governor Wendy Davis visited the Rape Crisis Center to highlight her legislative track record of addressing a significant statewide backlog of untested rape kits. During the 2011 and 2013 Texas...
Democrats and some Republicans are rushing to condemn the Senate candidate’s claim about rape-produced pregnancies, but abuse survivors and crisis workers charge that politicians are using a critical issue to posture, raise funds, and win elections.
