Bill Would End Time Limit On Rape Cases In Ohio

One week ago, a rape suspect walked out of the Cuyahoga County jail a free man, not because he was proved innocent, but because it took too long to charge him. The rape occurred in 1993, but the suspect’s identity was not discovered until this year, when a DNA match was made and the man was arrested.

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