Susan Crawford: “At the time that Brad Schimmel took office as Attorney…”

“And the crime scene primarily is the victim's body. So the victim undergoes a very intrusive examination by a nurse, that evidence is collected and put in a kit for later DNA testing. At the time that Brad Schimmel took office as Attorney general, a backlog of over 6,000 [sexual assault kits] that were untested had been identified. Staff at the Department of Justice were urging him to go to the legislature to seek funding to get that backlog addressed, and he refused to do it.” (13:31–13:40)

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