Boulder County DA announces SANE program

Dec 17, 2014

Boulder County will launch a program offering sexual assault forensic exams by April 1, 2015, making it easier to report and prosecute rape, I-News partner 9News reports.

Rocky Mountain PBS I-News and 9News investigated this issue in November 2014. Read the I-News story here and 9News’ report here.

District Attorney Stan Garnett announced sexual assault forensic exams will be offered at Boulder’s Foothills Hospital through a community partnership. The exams, also known as SANE exams or rape kits, will be available around the clock through the emergency room. SANE nurses from another hospital will work on-call shifts, until local nurses are fully trained. The exams include evaluation, medical treatment, and criminal evidence collection.

“That’s a huge benefit to sexual assault survivors is our community,” said Boulder Deputy District Attorney Katharina Booth. “They deserve it.”

</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/112423179">Sex Assault Exams on Campus</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rmpbs">Rocky Mountain PBS</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> </div></span></div><style data-emotion-css="1mvsfya">.css-1mvsfya.builder-block{height:0;width:0;display:inline-block;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;pointer-events:none;}</style><img src="https://cdn.builder.io/api/v1/pixel?apiKey=cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de" aria-hidden="true" alt="" role="presentation" width="0" height="0" class="builder-block builder-pixel-cmmlmnc5vp css-1mvsfya" builder-id="builder-pixel-cmmlmnc5vp"/></div></div></div></div><aside class="single-news_authors__2Y9ti"><div class="author_authorContainer__0au8i single-news_legacyAuthor__PYGJD"><div class="author_heading__1CPuX">Author</div><div class="author_author__FByhm"><div class="author_name__UgQb7">kristin jones</div></div><div class="author_authorData__GfNNG"></div></div></aside></div></article><aside><section 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