THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A RAPE CASE FROM 2006. THIS IS THE OLDEST CASE YET TO BE CLEARED THROUGH THE REVIEW OF THE COUNTY’S RAPE KIT BACKLOG.
ASSISTANT D-A SPRING SCHOFIELD TELLS US THERE’S A REASON THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS DOESN’T APPLY HERE. SHE SAYS THE OFFENDER WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE ASSAULT. SHE SAYS HE WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE F-B-I’S CRIME DATA BASE SYSTEM, OR “CODIS.”
SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING CASES RELATED TO 77 OF THE KITS HER OFFICE HAS REVIEWED. THE OLDEST RAPE KIT IN THE BACKLOG GOES BACK TO 1981.
