In the event of a rape. if there is a sperm sample found will they hold the suspect/s for questioning?
please help on this, trying to find justice
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The semen and sperm left behind in the victim is the primary evidence in a rape case. Definitely, the donor of that deposited sample will be pulled in for questioning and probably held while further investigation takes place. Have you not read about the Duke LaCross team? In that case, the sperm samples were not a match to any of the supposed suspects, yet they held them on the supposed identification of the victim. Ultimately, the withheld evidence of the mismatched sperm got the District Attorney fired and the suspects released. The "victim" had an promiscuous lifestyle and had traces of several males in her, none of which matched the suspects. If any of those samples had matched the suspects, they would have been convicted.
if they don't hold them for questioning then there is something wrong with the justice system
Just because there is a sperm sample found doesn't necessarily mean that a suspect can be held for questioning.
There has to be a connection between the named suspect and the possible rape victim. Evidence of a sperm sample does not always mean a rape occurred.
That being said, the police can usually hold a suspect for up to 72 hours while conducting an investigation.
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