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Note: Cumulative performance metrics are updated quarterly based on state and local level reports.
FY2024 Solicitation Webinar - National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
— Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Jul 8, 2024
The recently released FY2024 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) site solicitation was featured as part of a webinar on Monday, July 8th. This webinar, presented by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), includes an overview of various elements of the solicitation, to include changes from previous iterations of the program, eligibility requirements, and guidance on application submission.
Trial Halted as Serial Rapist in Cold Case Pleads No Contest to Assault Charges Involving Six Women
— newsdesk, ABQ Raw News, May 10, 2024
"Today, Edward Duran entered a plea of no contest to 15 charges of First Degree Sexual Penetration, each involving incidents of Great Bodily Harm and Mental Anguish, affecting six individuals. Some of these offenses date back over three decades. Utilizing forensic genealogy testing, investigators and the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Cold Case Rape Unit, also known as SAKI, linked Duran’s DNA to the crimes.
Senior Trial Attorney Jack Jacks emphasized the significance of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Unit. Jacks stated “the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Unit is so important to this community. We’re now able to use genetic testing to fight for justice for these victims who will not be forgotten.”"
Man arrested in connection to series of sexual assaults reported in west Birmingham
— Sumner Harrell, ABC3340, May 8, 2024
"An arrest was made in connection to a series of sexual assault incidents reported in west Birmingham.
The Birmingham Police Department said 36-year-old Christian Jerel Thomas was charged with first-degree kidnapping, four counts first-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree rape, and six counts of first-degree sodomy."
SAKI is enhancing the criminal justice response to sexual assault and ensuring justice for victims. SAKI funding will not only help link victims to advocates and needed services, but also help jurisdictions implement best practices and comprehensive reform to help bring perpetrators to justice and increase safety in communities by preventing future sexual assaults.
Sign up for upcoming webinars or watch webinars from the SAKI archive. Presentations feature practitioners and experts with years of experience in current and cold case sexual assault. The webinars cover investigations, forensic testing, prosecution strategies, victim notification, the neurobiology of trauma, offender research, and more
Choose from five E-Learning Curricula that provide guidance on issues related to unsubmitted sexual assault kits. The courses walk learners through the importance of SAK testing, the effects of trauma, creating a testing plan, victim notification, cold case investigation and prosecution. Individual modules allow learners to complete trainings at their own pace.
Explore hands-on resources tailored for practitioners working to improve their community's response to sexual assault. The SAKI Toolkit contains topics centered around skill development and covers the key categories of sexual assault response. Explore resources, save tools to a customizable Briefcase, or create resource sets to share with others.
SAKI is committed to helping survivors of sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, support is available through the resources provided by our partners.
Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative aims to create a coordinated community response that ensures just resolution to sexual assault cases. Through this program, funding is provided to support multidisciplinary community response teams engaged in the comprehensive reform of jurisdictions approaches to sexual assault cases resulting from evidence found in previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits.
