A San Francisco rape victim is suing city and county officials after she says police improperly collected her DNA from a rape kit and used it against her.
San Francisco Police Officer Association President Lt. Tracy McCray says officers feel a lack of support from lawmakers despite the mayor reversing course on police funding in 2021 amid violent crime.is suing city and county officials after she says her rape kit was improperly used to add her DNA to a police database, where investigators allegedly later used it against her in a criminal case, according to her attorneys.
But the department allegedly kept her DNA on file for at least six years, according to the lawsuit, and"routinely ran crime scene evidence though this database that included Plaintiff’s DNA without ever attempting to get her consent or anyone else’s consent." Former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin told the Associated Press in March that the circumstances of the creation of Doe’s DNA sample led him to drop the felony burglary charges.
Then-San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks to a crowd of supporters at his recall election party in San Francisco.
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