A person is sexually assaulted in the United States every 68 seconds, and far too many perpetrators of these crimes are going free:
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The evidence to these crimes is collected in a DNA test kit. These kits hold the key to convicting hundreds of thousands of criminals.
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Despite the overwhelming necessity of this information, these kits are far too often sitting untested in police department across the country – to the tune of hundreds of thousands of untested kits.
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This backlog is hampering the ability to convict criminals of the most heinous offenses.
This is an intolerable issue, and I’m determined to solve it. ⬇️
We just passed bipartisan legislation that I’ve been championing to reduce the backlog and put these criminals whether they belong – in jail. Learn more:
Our fight is far from over to get justice for these crimes, but this bill is a strong step in the right direction. I’ll continue fighting to ensure that no survivor of sexual assault is left behind by a system of justice intended to protect them!