San Francisco Cops Used DNA From Rape Victim to Arrest Her Over Property Crime: Report
The San Francisco Police Department has used DNA obtained for a woman’s rape kit to later arrest her over a property crime, according to a horrifying
announcement from San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Monday. And Boudin suggests this might not be the only case of this happening.But running a DNA sample from the fieldhappened in at least one case of an unnamedIt’s unclear precisely how many times the shocking tactic, first reported by theother police departments across the country.
“Rapes and sexual assault are violent, dehumanizing, and traumatic. I am disturbed that victims who have the courage to undergo an invasive examination to help identify their perpetrators are being treated like criminals rather than supported as crime victims,” Boudin said in a statement published on the District Attorney’s Office“We should encourage survivors to come forward—not collect evidence to use against them in the future,” Boudin continued.
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