COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general says an
initiative to test previously untested rape kits has led to more than
1,000 matches to DNA profiles in a law enforcement database.
A
statement from Attorney General Mike DeWine says more than 6,400 sexual
assault kits have been submitted by 125 law enforcement agencies since
the program began in 2012. More than 3,200 kits have been tested in the
ongoing effort to solve more reported sexual assaults with the help of
DNA matches.
Information on any match is sent back to the appropriate local law enforcement agency to see if it can
advance an investigation.
DeWine
says the testing initiative has led to dozens of indictments, including
nearly 100 in northeast Ohio’s Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County, which
includes Cleveland.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s attorney general says an
initiative to test previously untested rape kits has led to more than
1,000 matches to DNA profiles in a law enforcement database.
A
statement from Attorney General Mike DeWine says more than 6,400 sexual
assault kits have been submitted by 125 law enforcement agencies since
the program began in 2012. More than 3,200 kits have been tested in the
ongoing effort to solve more reported sexual assaults with the help of
DNA matches.
Information on any match is sent back to the appropriate local law enforcement agency to see if it can
advance an investigation.
DeWine
says the testing initiative has led to dozens of indictments, including
nearly 100 in northeast Ohio’s Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County, which
includes Cleveland.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
