Kaine vies to refine sex-crime response
January 3, 2008 | Virginia News
The governor proposed measures that address sexual and domestic violence and the victims.
RICHMOND -- Victims of sexual violence would not be forced to submit to lie detector tests and could be reimbursed for forensic exams without cooperating with law enforcement under proposals advanced Wednesday by Gov. Tim Kaine.
Kaine announced a series of measures aimed at preventing sexual and domestic violence and improving the state's response to such crimes, acting on recommendations made last year by a commission he appointed to study the issue. Kaine said two of the measures are needed to comply with the federal Violence Against Women Act of 2005 and to keep the state and several localities eligible for up to $7 million in federal funds.
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