CBI is hoping to send a portion of the kits to out-of-state private labs for testing, as they look to alleviate a backlog of ...

Douglas Birden, 66, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault of a child in the case involving a ...

The bill would shorten processing timelines for health care providers, law enforcement and forensic testing, and ensure ...

Despite a five-year-old Maryland law banning their use, at least two police departments in the state continued to ask alleged ...

The Colorado House Appropriations Committee met Tuesday to discuss supplemental appropriations for many state departments.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation faces a backlog of 1,400 sexual assault cases due to a perfect storm of understaffing, a ...

(CBS DETROIT) — A Kalamazoo man convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2005 has been sentenced, officials said. Shawn Darnell Robinson Hopkins, 39, was sentenced last week to 12-50 ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford criticized her opponent Brad Schimel for his handling of a rape kit backlog when he was state attorney general. Schimel said Crawford lied about his ...

If passed, the bill would require health care providers who collect the sexual assault kits to notify law enforcement that the kit is ready for forensic testing within 14 days. The appropriate law ...

A 39-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl multiple times over the past few years.

The victim, who was 14 years old at the time of the attack, immediately reported the incident in 2005, but the case remained ...