Women's eNews (https://womensenews.org/author/sarah-tofte/)
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.
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.
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.