93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
(AP) – Law enforcement officials say it will take several years to fully clear Missouri’s backlog of untested rape kits.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Wednesday he has named former Jasper County Judge Keithley Williams as the coordinator for his office’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the project is funded by a $2.8 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
An audit conducted by then-Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office last year found 5,424 untested rape kits in Missouri.
