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San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin is dropping the criminal charges against a woman who had her DNA illegally used from a past rape medical exam to link her to a current crime. The use of the women’s DNA violated her 4th Amendment rights and police have denied any wrongdoing. Cenk Uygur, Jayar Jackson and Helen Hong discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Sign the petition HERE: https://tyt.com/petitions/dna Read more HERE: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/san-francisco-rape-kit-dna_n_620f4393e4b0c94bb9a8bf8f “San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has dropped charges against a woman linked to a 2021 property crime after learning that police had used DNA collected from her rape medical exam during the investigation. The District Attorney’s Office said the collection and use of the DNA from the 2016 rape kit was an illegal search and seizure and violated protections of the Fourth Amendment. “This is illegal,” Boudin’s spokesperson Rachel Marshall told NPR on Thursday. Officials only recently learned that the San Francisco Police Department had used a database that included DNA collected from sexual assault victims to identify possible suspects. “We did not know this was happening,” Marshall said, adding that it was “a systemic problem that we just became aware of.” The practice also dissuades victims of sexual assault from reporting their attacks.” *** The largest online progressive news show in the world. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT’s independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/TheYoungTurks TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #TheYoungTurks #BreakingNews 220218__BE01ChargesDroppedAgainstWoman by The Young Turks