Sarah Tofte, Author at Women's eNews

Rebuttal: Justice Requires Rape-Kit Testing

By Sarah Tofte ● Crime & Law ● April 1, 2011

In February Women’s eNews ran a commentary by Wendy Murphy about excessive attention being paid to a backlog of untested rape kits. Here Sarah Tofte offers a vigorous rebuttal, told in part through the tribulations of one young woman.

FBI’s Rape News Isn’t Good Enough

By Sarah Tofte ● Commentary ● October 16, 2009

Despite FBI stats showing rapes at a 20-year low, Sarah Tofte says some hard facts are missing from this good news. The large number of untested rape kits in cities like L.A. and Detroit indicate that many rape survivors haven’t received justice.

L.A.’s Untested Rape Kits Represent Lost Justice

By Sarah Tofte ● Commentary ● March 31, 2009

Human Rights Watch released a report Tuesday finding that Los Angeles County has at least 12,669 untested rape kits sitting in storage facilities. Sarah Tofte, a researcher for that study, calls it a case of major injustice to rape survivors.

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Rebuttal: Justice Requires Rape-Kit Testing

FBI’s Rape News Isn’t Good Enough

L.A.’s Untested Rape Kits Represent Lost Justice