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Calls grow to publicise police investigations of ignored rape kits

Original: @ chris One of the ways most mentioned to help is to publicise, loudly and frequently, that police begin investigating t

Supporters of rape survivors are urging people to speak out loudly and often about police work on rape kits that have sat unexamined in storage. Survivors undergo invasive evidence collection, including DNA samples, only for kits to be left uninvestigated. Advocates say publicising investigations that do begin is one of the most frequently suggested ways to help and push authorities to act.

Why now: Frustration over untested rape kits has resurfaced as advocates urge publicity to pressure police to investigate.

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• @ chris One of the ways most mentioned to help is to publicise, loudly and frequently, that police begin investigating the rape kits already collected after a rape. That sit ignored, in storage After being raped, strangers examine you and take evidence including DNA. Victims… · kevinrns@mstdn.social · 2

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