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US Sen. Leahy Hailing Legislation to Reduce Backlog of Untested Rape Kits

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U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy is hailing the Senate passage of legislation aimed at reducing the backlog of untested rape kits throughout the country.

The Vermont democrat wants to improve a program passed in 2004.

The program aims to reduce the national backlog of rape evidence kits awaiting trial.

Leahy says large numbers of untested rape kits never made it to the crime lab.

He says the new legislation is designed to give police agencies the tools they need to reduce backlogs.

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