The woman whose DNA from a sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her over an unrelated property crime plans to sue the city, according to her lawyer.
The woman has filed notice of a possible federal lawsuit because she feels betrayed by police officers who broke her trust and violated her rights, said attorney Adante Pointer.
Pointer declined to identify his client. The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they choose to be named.
The woman was tied to a burglary in late 2021 during a search of a San Francisco Police Department crime lab database, according to District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who said last month that the match came from DNA collected from her as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case.
"This is the ultimate betrayal and revictimisation at the hands of authorities and people that she sought help and protection from," Pointer said.