A bill was approved last night by the California State Senate that will require the testing of all rape kits in counties where fewer than 12% of forcible rape cases result in arrests, reports the Pasadena Star News. more ›

Denim Day sounds like fun and games but those wearing jeans today are making more than a fashion statement. Denim Day in LA, and around the country, is part of an awareness campaign about rape and sexual violence stemming from an incident in "1999 when an Italian court overturned a rape conviction partially because the victim was wearing tight jeans - something the justices reasoned the suspect couldn't have removed without the victim's help," reports the Daily News. more ›

After two years of frustration and anger and concern over 6,000 untested rape kits that were reported in 2008, the backlog has finally been eliminated, according to CBS Los Angeles. Though the results from the last few hundred kits still need to be reviewed, the once mammoth-sized backlog is now down to zero. more ›

Of the 5,123 back logged untested rape kits, a majority--3,800--of them have been closed "because detectives arrested someone, prosecutors refused to pursue the case, or police could not determine that a crime had been committed," the LAPD announced yesterday, per the LA Times. However, around 400 of those untested could lead to suspects. more ›