RH Reality Check

Investigative Report: How Victim-Blaming Led to the Rape Kit Backlog

June 22, 2015
By
Sofia Resnick
“I honestly understand why a lot of people don’t report rape,” Kiyona Phillips told RH Reality Check in an interview. “Because if you’re not half-dead or beat in the face or it’s not recorded in any kind of way, you really have to prove that this happened to you.” -Kiyona Phillips
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Rape Kit Testing Law Passes, Heads to Ohio Governor’s Desk

Dec. 19, 2014
By
Nina Liss-Schultz
The Ohio house passed a bill Wednesday meant to completely clear a backlog of untested rape kits in law enforcement offices across the state.
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