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San Diego Council amends sexual-assault proclamation to commit to testing every evidence kit after survivor testimony
Summary
After lengthy public comment from survivors and advocates demanding an audit of untested sexual‑assault evidence kits, the council amended its Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation to include a pledge to 'test every kit' and passed the amended proclamation unanimously.
Council President Joe Lacava on Tuesday moved an amendment to the council’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation to add a commitment to "testing every evidence kit," a change survivors and advocates had urged at public comment.
Advocates at the meeting and in written forms pressed the council for an audit and for transparent evidence that the San Diego Police Department had cleared its backlog of untested sexual‑assault kits. Valerie Bridal, a District 4 resident and longtime advocate, asked the council to…
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