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DNA from rape kits used to ID victims as suspects in crimes, San Francisco DA says

DA says said one woman was recently arrested for a felony property crime based on her DNA collected years ago during a domestic violence-involved rape examination.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's police chief said Monday that he is investigating claims by the city's district attorney that DNA collected from rape victims is being used to help identify them as possible suspectsHe didn't identify the database, but said one woman was recently arrested for a felony property crime based on her DNA collected years ago during a domestic violence-involved rape examination.

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