MEN who think that using a condom so no semen will be left behind for DNA
analysis, may soon find it harder to escape justice. A new condom
“fingerprinting” test being developed by Australian forensic chemists could help
provide evidence to convict him.
At the moment, even when a condom is recovered from the crime scene, it can
be impossible to link it to the suspect. Not all rapists ejaculate, so there is
not always semen to analyse. Because most condoms look the same, finding the
wrappers for a particular brand of condom on a suspect usually provides little
evidence.…
