The Wisconsin Department of Justice referred 48 cold cases from the testing project to local prosecutors for charges.

The nationwide effort aimed to clear backlogged sexual assault kits and put rapists behind bars. The $350M investment has ...

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she is immensely proud of the work her team has done in getting justice for victims.

This company made a product to serve victims who don't want to go to police right after a sexual assault. Some politicians ...

In Wichita, Kansas, officials set out to clear a backlog of untested rape kits and give victims answers. Years later, many ...

A Republican-backed television advertisement is attacking North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein's record on getting ...

In his bid to become North Carolina’s next governor, Josh Stein is highlighting a piece of his record as the state’s elected ...

Murfreesboro police have not obtained sexual assault examination evidence in nearly a year from Ascension Saint Thomas ...

Wright tells me it's due to the relentless work from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, who has worked to clear a backlog of untested rape kits. "He was behind me and he was screaming at me ...

A decade ago, a USA TODAY investigation helped reveal the national backlog of rape kits. Evidence from thousands of sexual assaults had been left to sit – untested – in law enforcement storage. In ...