“This is the ultimate betrayal and re-victimization at the hands of authorities and people that she sought help and protection from'
Photo: Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images It recently came to light that the San Francisco police department may have used a database of sexual-assault survivors’ DNA to search for suspects in unrelated crimes, arresting a woman for a felony property offense after identifying her through her 2016 rape kit. The charges have since been dropped, but the woman is reportedly considering suing the city, filing a notice of a potential federal lawsuit on March 10.
On February 14, District Attorney Chesa Boudin said he had learned of the case the previous week: At the time, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, he could not say whether or not it aligned with police protocol or represented a one-off incident. But Boudin reportedly read the department’s lab to the Washington Post, which emphasized the word choice: “During a routine search of the SFPD Crime Lab Forensic Biology Unit Internal Quality Database, a match was detected and verified.
It stands to reason that survivors would feel less safe bringing a rape or an assault to the police if they knew the DNA collected in a forensic exam — itself an invasive process that involves hours of extensive questioning, blood samples, and swabbing — might eventually be used against them.
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