A woman whose rape kit was used by SanFrancisco police to identify her as suspect in a crime filed a lawsuit against the city and its police department on Monday. SFPD
"They betrayed my trust," she said. "It just made me relive the whole situation."Chief Bill Scott said the DNA was stored in a quality control database used by the city crime lab to rule out contamination. But when investigators got a match in the so-called "quality assurance" database, that hold profiles of lab staff and other profiles they work up, they passed the information to investigators.
The city attorney’s office responded to the lawsuit with this statement."The city is committed to ensuring all victims of crime feel comfortable reporting issues to law enforcement and has taken steps to safeguard victim information," city attorney spokeswoman Jen Kwart wrote. "Once we are served, we will review the complaint and respond appropriately."that would prohibit law enforcement from keeping victim DNA in criminal databases.
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