By Anton Riecher
Medina County had only three adult sexual assault cases filed in 2024, said Scott Simpson with Criminal District Attorney’s Office. That number represents the severe degree to which the offense goes underreported.
“What I want the community to know is that the DA’s office stand ready, willing and able to prosecute these cases” despite the legal difficulties involved, Simpson said.
Simpson addressed the Medina County Commissioners Court on Dec. 30 to give the biennial Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) report. A retired prosecutor with 20 years of experience in Bexar County, he took charge of the Medina County team in February.
SART meets monthly with members of the mental health community and law enforcement to encourage reporting of sexual offenses.
“The purpose of the sexual assault response team is to try to get the same type of integration and cooperation the county has successfully done through the..
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