When Palin was mayor, Wasilla billed rape victims for examinations

When Palin was mayor, Wasilla billed rape victims for examinations
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Published: Friday September 12, 2008
When Gov. Sarah Palin was mayor of her hometown of Wasilla, the town forced sexual assault victims to foot the bill for their own rape kits, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

Palin was in office for four year of the practice until it drew the ire of state lawmakers, who passed a bill to end it in 2000.

Former Democratic Rep. Eric Croft sponsored the bill and said he was disappointed that asking the Wasilla police department to stop didn't work, the. He added that it is unlikely Palin wasn't aware of the policy.

Former Gov. Tony Knowles said Wasilla was the city which sparked the complaints that led to the bill, McClatchy reported.

"There was one town in Alaska that was charging victims for this, and that was Wasilla," Knowles said, answering a reporter's question.
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