San Francisco DA drops charges against woman whose rape kit DNA linked her to a property crime

District attorney Chesa Boudin said the charges violated constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures

San Francisco's district attorney has dropped charges against a woman whose DNA collected from a rape kit was used to link her to a property crime, citing a violation of her constitutional rights.

District attorney Chesa Boudin said his office learned that the city's police were using DNA samples collected from sexual assault victims to identify possible suspects last week, and is calling for legislation to ban the practice.