Forensic evidence can be an important tool in solving and prosecuting sexual assault cases, but some victims don't feel comfortable coming forward to police or medical examiners right away. Enter Leda ...

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A photo of Leda Health's at-home sexual assault evidence collection kits. (Courtesy Leda Health) A company that produces over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits is suing to overturn a Washington ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Standing in a cramped and cluttered state forensic laboratory, Cara Lupino is surrounded by dozens of sexual assault evidence collection kits – more commonly known as rape ...

Washington’s ban on the sale or advertising of over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits was upheld by a federal judge on Monday. Proponents of Washington’s law, passed in 2023 as House Bill 1564, ...

REAL LIFE: Unlike in Hollywood where, "you get results in under an hour," crime labs can take six to nine months to test the DNA evidence in a rape kit, says Mission Health forensic nurse team ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill making its way through the state legislature would require the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to perform forensic analysis of sexual assault evidence collection kits ...