Woman sues San Francisco after DNA from rape kit used to arrest her
According to her lawyer, Adanté Pointer, the same sample was used to charge her with retail theft five years later.
“This is government overreach of the highest order, using the most unique and personal thing we have — our genetic code — without our knowledge to try and connect us to crime,” Pointer said in a statement. Jane Doe’s case led to a widespread revelation of the practice within the SFPD earlier this year, when then-DA Chesa Boudin heard of her arrest and declined to prosecute her.and an “egregious violation of victim privacy.” At the time, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott stated that he had ordered an investigation.“We must never create disincentives for crime victims to cooperate with police,” he said.
While he said the case “has implications beyond race,” he did say the incident was “another affront to the community.”“The criminal justice system has turned into a criminal injustice system,” he said.
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