Standardized forensic exams are a useful tool for sexual-violence investigations—or they would be if police departments ...

She was then taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where an evidence collection kit was performed. That kit wasn’t tested for decades, according to the DA. In 2019, the kit was sent to the ...

So Goddard’s nonprofit, the Citizens Committee for Victim Assistance, filed a curious trademark for the rape kit: They named it the Vitullo Evidence Collection Kit. Four years ago, it was a ...

Carangui, 25, of Danbury is facing felony charges after allegedly getting caught sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in ...

FILE - This Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, Utah State Crime Lab Director Jay Henry holds a sexual assault evidence collection kit following a committee meeting at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City.

The bill would shorten processing timelines for health care providers, law enforcement and forensic testing, and ensure ...

The woman was then transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where the DA's office said an evidence collection kit was performed. For years, the kit went untested, until 2019, when the DA's office ...

Eduardo Mendez, 51, of Guatemala, was sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years after being convicted of aggravated rape in a cold ...

After report to police, the victim was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital where an evidence collection kit was performed, the district attorney’s office said. Prosecutors said the kit was ...