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Austin City Council Orders Review Of Nearly 2,000 Rape Cases

The comprehensive examination will look back on seven years of rape investigations.
Posted at 4:26 PM, Feb 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-01 16:26:38-05

The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution, led by Council Member Alison Alter, directing the city to hire a third-party examiner to conduct a comprehensive review of a minimum of 50 percent of sexual assault cases from each of the past seven years.

The council has directed that the review’s findings will be shared on a prominent place on the city’s website.