Baltimore County officials to announce expedited testing of cold case sexual-assault evidence

Baltimore County officials and the state’s attorney are expected to announce Wednesday morning new measures to test years-old forensic evidence in sexual-assault cold cases. In a news release, the county wrote that it will hold a news conference to announce “a landmark commitment” to expedite testing of Sexual Assault Forensic Examination evidence, called SAFE kits, provided to law enforcement through medical examinations of sexual-assault survivors.