KANSAS
KOAM
[with video]
May 15, 2017
By Mike Mahoney
PITTSBURG, KANSAS –
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt congratulated state lawmakers Monday for making the state a better place for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Governor Sam Brownback recently signed a couple of bills that will aid those victims.
One bill extends the statute of limitations for sexual assault victims. The other elevates domestic assaults from simple battery to aggravated battery.
Brooke Powell is a program director at Safehouse, a program with a Pittsburg office that aids victims. She’s thrilled the statute of limitations are being extended to aid victims of sexual assault. It will mean her clients can receive crime victim’s assistance even if the sexual assault happened more than two years ago.
The bill sets the two year statute of limitations to the day a victim is notified that DNA testing has identified a suspect’s genetic profile.
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