Report: Many NYC sex assault cases not properly investigated
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March 28, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department's special victims division, tasked with investigating rape allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein and many other cases, is chronically understaffed and many sexual assault cases are not properly reviewed, according to a report Tuesday by a city watchdog agency.
There were 67 detectives for a crushing caseload of 5,661 suspected attacks last year, according to the report. In comparison, NYPD homicide squads had 101 detectives for 282 cases in 2017.
The lack of manpower has meant that the bulk of assaults are handled by precinct detectives...
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