forensic evidence kit sexual assault forensic evidence kit A package of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following an allegation of sexual assault. The evidence collected from the victim can aid the criminal rape investigation and the prosecution of a suspected assailant. DNA evidence can have tremendous utility for sexual assault investigations and prosecution by identifying offenders, revealing serial offenders through DNA matches across cases, and exonerating those who have been wrongly accused. SAFE kit Vitullo kit physical evidence recovery kit rape kit rape test kit sexual assault evidence collection kit sexual assault forensic evidence kits sexual assault kit sexual offense evidence collection kit