<p>Mass. Governor Proposes Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Rape When DNA Evidence Exists<br>---</p><p>A WBUR-ProPublica investigation found that no DNA match, testimony or even confession could allow a rape to be prosecuted after the state’s 15-year deadline. The governor aims to “help survivors who have had to wait far too long for justice.” <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-rape-statute-of-limitations-dna-healey-proposal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-rape-statute-of-limitations-dna-healey-proposal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mas</span><span class="invisible">sachusetts-rape-statute-of-limitations-dna-healey-proposal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/rape/" rel="tag">#Rape</a> <a href="/tags/assault/" rel="tag">#Assault</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/dna/" rel="tag">#DNA</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a></p>
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<p>News report from Philadelphia where a criminal is posing as ICE assaulted and robbed a woman. </p><p>Good luck visiting this lawless land for a holiday, where anybody with a mask and a tactical vest can abduct you off the street and everyone else is supposed to look the other way. </p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPOL</a> <a href="/tags/philadelphia/" rel="tag">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/assault/" rel="tag">#Assault</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a></p>
<p>Our reporting revealed that Anchorage dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct. 2 last year.</p><p>Now, the city says it has hired a full staff of 12 “frontline” prosecutors who will take cases to trial.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/anchorage-alaska-prosecutors-criminal-case-dismissals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/anchorage-alaska-prosecutors-criminal-case-dismissals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/anc</span><span class="invisible">horage-alaska-prosecutors-criminal-case-dismissals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="/tags/assault/" rel="tag">#Assault</a></p>