This Utah agency’s job is to help victims. But worried about fraud and a shrinking budget, it pushed for charges against a woman over her rape kit.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Sample Rape Kit. Thursday, January 26, 2017.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Sample Rape Kit. Thursday, January 26, 2017.

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