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Title:	Yellin On Cnn On Wasilla's Rape Kits
Description:	Yellin Reports on Wasilla's charging rape victims for their own forensic exams. TRANSCRIPT: JESSICA YELLIN: Since Sarah Palin has joined the ticket, one story has circulated widely . . . that when she mayor, her town of Wasilla refused to pay the cost of rape exams. Her critics call it outrageous, her supporters call it a myth . . . multiple sources tell CNN that when Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, her police department charged some rape victims the cost of the forensic exam they get after an attack. Her police chief said it was not a cost the town should bear. Eric Croft, then a Democrat in the state legislature, sponsored a bill to force Wasilla to pay. ERIC CROFT: I mean, it was just one of those things that everybody could agree on. Except Wasilla. We couldnt convince the chief of police there to stop charging. So I introduced a bill in January . . . to prohibit that. YELLIN: Experts testified that charging rape victims was incomprehensible. Comparing the exam to dusting for fingerprints, only the victims body is the crime scene. TARA HENRY: In having a victim have to pay then for their exam . . . retraumatizes them. YELLIN: At the time, some other small Alaska cities also charged rape victims. [letter displayed in background] This woman says she was billed by a city hundreds of miles from Wasilla. But Mayor Palins city stood out. HENRY: What I recall is that the chief of police in Wasilla . . . seemed to be the most vocal about how it was going to affect their budget. YELLIN: After the bill passed unanimously, Wasillas police chief, Charlie Fannin, said it would cost the city five to fourteen thousand dollars a year. And he objected, saying, I just dont want to see any more burden put on the taxpayer. Judy Patrick was Palins deputy and a friend. JUDY PATRICK: The bigger picture was what was going on at that time was that the state was trying to cut their own budget and one of the things that they were doing was passing on costs to cities. And that was one of the many things that they were passing on the cost to the city. YELLIN: She doesnt recall the issue coming before the city council and we found now record that Palin was aware that her city was charging rape victims. The McCain campaign has said that Palin has never believed that rape victims should have to pay for an evidence gathering test and to imply she did is an utter distortion of reality. Those who fought the policy are unconvinced. CROFT: I find it hard to believe that for six months, in a small town, a police chief would lead a fight against a statewide piece of legislation, receiving unanimous support, and the mayor not know about it. YELLIN: Though Croft admits he cant recall discussing the issue with Palin. The rape kit charges have become an issue with Palins critics because some say as governor she has done little to combat Alaskas epidemic problem of violence against women. For years Alaska has had the worst record of any state of rape and murder by men. For the record, as governor, Sarah Palin approved a funding increase for domestic violence shelters and reauthorized a council on domestic violence and sexual assault. But this year, that council found some of Alaskas programs responding to violence against women remain underfunded. Other cities around the country also once billed women for the cost of their rape exams. Now that practice is rare. To qualify for funding under the violence against women act, law enforcement agencies now must pick up that cost.
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Video Tags:	John Mccain Sarah Palin Wasilla Rape Kits Pay Women's Rights Women Feminism Forensic Crime Exam
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