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Oklahoma Audit finds Thousands of Untested Rape Kits

NPR

 

Many Oklahoma law enforcement agencies have yet to comply with an executive order compelling them to audit their untested rape kits, 10 months after it was signed by Gov. Mary Fallin.

The Oklahoman reports that the 144 agencies that haven't complied missed both an initial December deadline and a February extension set by Fallin.

Fallin signed an executive order in April creating a task force to determine the number of untested sexual assault forensic evidence kits in the state. According to the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, the 275 agencies that complied as of Thursday reported nearly 7,000 untested kits.

Danielle Tudor is a rape survivor who is a member of the task force. She says there is no excuse for agencies that missed the deadline.