Victim's Rape Kit Used to Identify Her as a Suspect in Another Case

FEB 15 2022·UPDATED JAN 3 2023

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The Spin

Narrative A

These are chilling revelations -- the police have been violating Californian, if not American, constitutional rights and treating rape victims as criminals.

CNN

Narrative B

To suggest someone who has been a victim of rape should later be protected from identification is ridiculous. The notion does a disservice to the victims of crimes that might be solved this way.

San Francisco Chronicle

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GuardianSEP 2021

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CNNSEP 2021

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Victim's Rape Kit Used to Identify Her as a Suspect in Another Case

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