incident report number and see that it was a sexual assault case. we don t know how many thousands of other cases have involved tests or, potentially, as you say, charges and convictions, against a survive of a sexual assault. i m very concerned mr. d.a., does it matter to you what the crime is in other words, this is like a law school hypothetical. sadly. i agree with you in the case of a woman who reports a rape and then later is suspected in a property crime, you don t use the dna that was collected. but what if she was connected to a murder? or here s another one what if it s not her, what if it s her brother. which all of a sudden, you have dna and you connect it to a family member of hers and it s a very serious personal crime, what then? law school problems are fun, unfortunately, this is a very real situation. it s not hypothetical. we know that other crime labs around the state and country are storing the dna of survivors of
consent forms make no mention of the possibility of the dna being used in this manner. now, the san francisco police department is reviewing its dna collection practices and policies, chief william scott said in a statement if it s true that dna collected from a rape or sexual assault victim has been used by the sfpd has been used to apprehend a suspect in another crime, i m committed to ending the practice. we must never create disincentives for crime victims to cooperate with the police. this week, the district attorney said the charges are being dropped. joining me now, san francisco d.a. chesa boudin, thank you for coming on so early. i was outraged. the critical issue is victim safety and eliminating barriers to survivors of sexual assault
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