Just about one in five rape kits collected by the Seattle Police Department have been tested by the state crime lab in the past 10 years. Chief Kathleen O’Toole wants them all tested now. The police department announced this priority on Thursday. Sexual-assault kit testing has come up repeatedly as a concern among community agencies, victim advocates, prosecutors and medical professionals.

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