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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.

Austin City Council Orders Review Of Nearly 2,000 Rape Cases
Newsy / Zach Cusson
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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.