A Kentucky State Police employee has been recognized by two advocacy groups for her work on behalf of domestic violence and sexual assault victims throughout the state. Laura Sudkamp, director of the Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratory System, received a Champion of Justice Award on December 2, 2016, from the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs inc, and the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Sudkamp was honored for her efforts in reducing a backlog of more than 3,000 untested rape kits from cases across Kentucky. Sudkamp said their goal is to reduce rape kit turnaround time to 90 days by the summer of 2018.