ELKTON, Md. (AP) - Starting next year across the country, rape
victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an
emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will
be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press
charges.
The new federal requirement that states pay for "Jane Doe rape
kits" is aimed at removing one of the biggest obstacles to
prosecuting rape cases: Some women are so traumatized they don't
come forward until it is too late...
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