Judge dismisses victims' lawsuit over Houston rape kit backlog

A federal district court has dismissed a 2017 lawsuit two rape victims filed against Houston's current mayor and police chief and five sets of predecessors, among others, for allowing a backlog of rape kits to accumulate over decades without being tested, arguing that failure ensured the plaintiffs' attackers were on the street when they otherwise could have been behind bars.A federal district court has dismissed a 2017 lawsuit two rape victims filed against Houston's current mayor and police ch