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TED Talks: Season 2018

2018x272 Kym Worthy: What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit
TV-PG

  • 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 15m
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
In 2009, 11,341 untested rape kits — some dating back to the 1980s — were found in an abandoned warehouse once used by the Detroit police to store evidence. When this scandal was uncovered, prosecutor Kym Worthy set a plan into action to get justice for the thousands of victims affected. In this powerful, eye-opening talk, Worthy explains how her office helped develop an innovative program to track and test these kits — and calls for a national effort to help solve the problem of stockpiled rape kits.
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