State Auditor Continues Work on Rape Kit Backlog

LAST YEAR IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WERE 54-HUNDRED UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KITS IN NEW MEXICO. NOW STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER WANTS TO REACH OUT COMMUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG AND SEE THAT IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

ON MONDAY, HE’S BEGINNING A SERIES OF MEETINGS IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES, STARTING IN CLOVIS AND ENDING IN ESPANOLA IN MID-JULY. THE MEETING IN ALBUQUERQUE IS PLANNED FOR JULY 11TH.

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