McAllister will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to accompany sexual assault victims to medical exams to collect important evidence and even to court. Her message? Report sexual crimes immediately. "We only have a short amount of time that evidence is collectable or disposable at some point in time."
RCS is also targeting young people with a high school violence intervention program. Priscilla Meza with RSC said, "This innovative program targets young men and women ages 14 to 18, their parents and school site staff to stand up and speak against sexual violence."
Susan McAllister's salary will be paid by RCS. She is expected to start the job in a couple of weeks. As for what's behind this rise in rapes, the Chief can't say for sure and can only speculate that when times are tough more people turn to drugs and alcohol, which can then lead to more crime and domestic violence.
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