Sexual assault victims say endless court appearances … The victims were in court listening to attorneys for the city of Memphis argue to get permission to take the city’s immunity claim to a court of appeals.
DNA results from rape kit backlog in Memphis reveal … Authorities say they’ve managed to connect a rape suspect in Memphis to other rapes and murders in Missouri and South Carolina.
Majority of backlogged rape kits now tested, but … More than 60 percent of the city’s backlog of untested rape kits have now been tested, but authorities are running into a new problem even as they get results back from these kits.
Church bus driver charged with rape of a child Authorities said it’s possible there are other victims.
Audit: Abuse in nursing homes unreported despite … More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate notification.
Rape cases to extend convicts’ time behind bars “Very rarely does someone rape once and never again, that`s why this is so crucial and urgent.”
Shelby County DA confident the remaining 4K untested … The county says about two thirds of the 12,374 once untested kits have now been sent out to labs and out of those, there have been 15 convictions and 219 cases are currently in the court system.
Judge denies city’s motion to dismiss rape kit backlog … “It’s been a nightmare and I just it over, that’s all I want to do is get it over because I have to keep reliving this when I go to sleep. I really didn’t even want to come here today because it’s hard.”
Victim whose rape kit was untested in backlog tells … “It gives you nightmares for awhile, you have a lot of trouble in reacting and you know, you just don’t really trust nobody anymore.”
Cold case solved after 12 y/o rape kit tested A jury found 45-year-old Jacquet Moore guilty of an aggravated rape that took place 16 years ago.
Victims’ advocates warn about new ‘Benadryl Cocktail’ … Sexual predators have used a number of drugs to attack their victims. Now predators have begun using a common over the counter medicine to incapacitate both adults and children, prompting a warning from victims advocates.
