French school rape: DNA testing fails to pinpoint assailant

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/22/french-school-rape-dna-testing-la-rochelle

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French authorities say DNA testing of all male pupils and staff at a school has failed to identify the assailant who raped a teenage girl on the closed campus.

The mass test last month at the Fénelon Notre-Dame private school in La Rochelle, western France, raised concerns about privacy. Boys as young as 14 were among those tested.

La Rochelle prosecutor's office said in a statement on Thursday that the DNA samples from 539 students and staff will be destroyed. The samples were compared with genetic material recovered from the girl's clothing.

The prosecutor says the investigation is continuing into the rape, which the girl says happened in a dark bathroom.