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Ohio Completes Testing on Backlogged Rape Kits in Cuyahoga County

Image: Mike DeWine website
Image: Mike DeWine website

Five years after beginning an effort to test rape evidence kits collected by police, but then shelved and forgotten, Ohio marked a major milestone this week.  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says all of the nearly 5,000 kits submitted from Cuyahoga County law enforcement agencies have been tested.

Darrielle Snipes, Ideastream, Reporter/Producer  
Rick Bell, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Special Investigations Division Chief