The embattled New Orleans Police Department sex crimes unit is facing more criticism.
The unit commander tells a city council committee that more than 400 rape kits remain untested.
The New Orleans Advocate reports the announcement comes from Commander Paul Noel. He had been praised in the past for clearing a backlog of 800 kits gathering dust in the evidence room.
But he left that job in 2011. He says the backlog has grown in his absence.
The unit was slammed last month in an Inspector General’s report that found hundreds of cases were not investigated.
