COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a bill that would repeal
Ohio’s 20-year statute of limitations for prosecuting rape cases are
calling for additional hearings on the measure.
The bill’s
sponsors, Sens. Nina Turner and Capri Cafaro, say the bill would give
law enforcement more time to investigate the crimes.
The measure was introduced in March last year. It is pending in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

Senate
President Keith Faber (FAY’-bur) told reporters Tuesday that members
continue to work on the issue, and he anticipates some action on the
topic.
Through the attorney general’s testing initiative, Ohio’s
crime lab has received more than 5,000 previously untested rape kits as
it searches for DNA matches to help solve reported sexual assaults. Many
kits submitted for testing are between 10 and 20 years old.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a bill that would repeal
Ohio’s 20-year statute of limitations for prosecuting rape cases are
calling for additional hearings on the measure.
The bill’s
sponsors, Sens. Nina Turner and Capri Cafaro, say the bill would give
law enforcement more time to investigate the crimes.
The measure was introduced in March last year. It is pending in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

Senate
President Keith Faber (FAY’-bur) told reporters Tuesday that members
continue to work on the issue, and he anticipates some action on the
topic.
Through the attorney general’s testing initiative, Ohio’s
crime lab has received more than 5,000 previously untested rape kits as
it searches for DNA matches to help solve reported sexual assaults. Many
kits submitted for testing are between 10 and 20 years old.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.