Detroit Free Press

'Law & Order: SVU' actress Mariska Hargitay decries delay in rape kit testing

March 10, 2014
By
Paul Egan and Gina Damron
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Monday enlisted some star power in her push for funding and legislation to help clear a backlog of thousands of untested Detroit rape kits.
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Wayne County must put safety of its communities first: Sarah Tofte

June 6, 2013
By
Sarah Tofte
With Wednesday’s announcement that the State of Michigan may provide $4 million in funding to help test old rape kit evidence in Detroit, Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette made it clear that preventing and prosecuting sexual assaults in Detroit is a priority.
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