OC Approves Funds to Clear Its Rape Kit Backlog

A file photo of a DNA kit used for investigating rapes, shown during a press conference at La Rochelle tribunal in France, on April 14, 2014. Xavier Leoty/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Orange County supervisors approved a grant on Feb. 11 to help clear a 30-year backlog of sexual assault kits.

DNA testing from these kits can help prosecute rapists, providing closure for some victims who have been waiting decades, said District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Supervisor Don Wagner, who have jointly made the commitment to clear the backlog.