Douglas County making changes after false rape report cases

Task force, education needed for handling trauma and sexual assault cases.

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February 7, 2020 - 2:30 PM

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Douglas County law enforcement officials are undergoing training and planning to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of sexual assault cases after facing criticism last year for charging women with making false sexual assault complaints. 

Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said this week other changes planned in the county include a task force and continuing education on handling trauma and sexual assault cases, The Lawrence Journal-World reported. 

In October, Branson dismissed a case against a woman who was charged…

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