San Francisco Police To Stop Using Victims’ DNA To Link Them To Crimes

The San Francisco Police Department will stop its practice of using victims’ DNA to link them to unrelated crimes after the policy caused a national uproar.

“We don’t want our victims to worry their DNA from a victim profile is going to be used in another unrelated case,” Scott told the news outlet.

Boudin expressed concerns that the practice could dissuade sexual assault survivors from coming forward.

“Every DA I’ve spoken to in the country – far and wide, red and blue – has absolutely been horrified at this practice,” Boudin said in a tweet. “It never should have happened.”