DNA testing methods are found “scientifically sound.” The Wales Government commissioned an independent study to test the reliability of low template (LCN) DNA testing as reported by Gavin O’Connor in the Western Mail. The test is considered accurate but recommendations were made for improving the collection and interpretation of samples. The soundness of LCN testing was questioned in December after one test wrongly linked a sample from a car bomb in Northern Ireland to a 14-year-old boy in Nottingham.

Virginia schedules an execution this May
Washington Post reporter Tim Craig writes that Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will proceed with executions now that the U.S Supreme Court has upheld lethal injections in Baze v. Rees. The state has set May 27 for the execution of Kevin Green, who was convicted of murdering a convenience store owner in 1998.

Kentucky improves child abuse law
WAVE 3 News reports that the statute will make it a felony to sexually abuse a child up to 16 years of age. The law extends the victim's age to 18 if the abuser is an authority figure. The law also allows victims to report the crime within five years of their 18th birthday.

Supervisor found guilty of sexually assaulting inmates
Jon Cassidy of the Orange County Register reports that animal shelter supervisor Frank Bojorquez Jr., 55, has been convicted of sexually assaulting six female inmates assigned to the shelter as part of their sentence. Bojorquez, who will be sentenced on May 30, is facing 33 years in prison for six felonies and five misdemeanors. The six victims testified that they feared no one would believe them if they reported the crime.