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The Ballard Case and SAKI’s Crisis | Albany Georgia News
In 2015, Atlanta uncovered a shocking backlog of over a thousand untested rape kits, sparking a 2016 law to force police to process them within strict deadlines. That effort led to the conviction of serial rapist Duane Ballard in 2022 for attacking at least 12 victims over 13 years — a case so pivotal that Dougherty County became a pilot for SAKI, a new tracking system designed to ensure no kit goes ignored. But recently, delays returned: dozens of kits sat untouched for a year or more, prompting Lily Pad’s Mary Martinez to speak out. Her outcry triggered immediate action — all pending kits…
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