The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it will take at least six years to process the thousands of rape kits that the agency has received if moving at its current rate.
In a report released this month, the agency said there are more than 4,200 kits, which could contain DNA evidence in sexual assault cases, waiting to be tested.
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