The rape kit was made in 1991, and the illinois law (725 ILCS 202/5) was passed in 2010. Incidents like these were the reason they passed the law. Addendum: If

The rape kit was made in 1991, and the illinois law (725 ILCS 202/5) was passed in 2010. Incidents like these were the reason they passed the law. Addendum: If anything, the law actually helped solve a lot of the backlog problems: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-18/news/ct-rape-kits-update-met-20131217_1_arlene-hall-dna-evidence http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-18/news/ct-rape-k...