‘11,000 to Zero’ campaign seeks those affected by Detroit’s rape kit backlog – WDET 101.9 FM

Detroit In the present day,

Nick Austin

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s workplace has launched the “11,000 to Zero” marketing campaign as a part of its rape kits backlog evaluate.

In 2009, an Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor found a warehouse containing 11,341 rape kits, courting again to 1984, that had by no means been examined. Final month, the prosecutor’s workplace introduced that each one of these kits have now been examined.

Sexual assault survivors who had rape kits carried out between 1984 and 2009 might discover out the standing of their case confidentially by visiting www.MyRapeKit.com or calling (313) 224-4111.

“We would like folks to know that we expect their case nonetheless issues, we nonetheless care about them, we nonetheless wish to deliver them justice.” — Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor

Hear: Why the Wayne County Prosecutor’s workplace launched the “11,000 to Zero” marketing campaign.

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Prosecutor Kym Worthy serves as prosecutor for Wayne County. She says her workplace launched the initiative to try to contact as many survivors as potential.

“We would like folks to know that we expect their case nonetheless issues, we nonetheless care about them, we nonetheless wish to deliver them justice,” says Worthy.