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Advocates worry rape kit backlog will discourage victims, enable offenders

WASHINGTON – A state task force said Arizona has thousands more untested rape kits than originally thought, a problem that advocates fear could undermine efforts to get victims to come forward while giving serial offenders a “free pass.” The Arizona Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Task Force last month reported a backlog of 6,424 untested […]

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