Woman whose rape kit DNA was used against her in separate crime sues San Francisco

The revelation had sparked widespread outrage and pushed California lawmakers to amend legislation

A woman whose rape kit DNA was used to link her to an unrelated property crime has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco over the incident, which sparked a national outcry earlier this year.

It was revealed in February that the San Francisco police department used the DNA and later dropped the charges against her. Her DNA had been collected and stored in the system as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case, then district attorney Chesa Boudin said in February in a shocking revelation that raised privacy concerns.