ASSAULT KIT TESTING
NEARLY NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING WILL BE USED TO HELP BRING JUSTICE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS IN OHIO.
IT IS PART OF A NEW STATE PROGRAM CALLED OHIO SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS GRANT PROGRAM TO ANALYZE SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS AND SUBMIT ANY SUSPECT D-N-A PROFILES INTO A NATIONAL DATABASE. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO HELP WITH THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVESTIGATIONS, CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND VICTIM ADVOCACY.