About the GOP's "female assistant", Rachel Mitchell from Maricopa County:
She worked for ultra-conservative Andy Thomas, who focused heavily on immigration busts. Hw was disbarred following an abuse of power case.
The agency that Mitchell comes from has come under fierce criticism for its handling of rape cases, and has a poor track record of getting justice for victims in rape, child molestation or domestic violence cases.
In 2016, there were 3,290 rapes reported across Arizona. Police only made 344 arrests as a result. That clearance rate of Arizona rape cases stands at approximately 10%, well below the national average of 34.5%. Maricopa County had a backlog of 4,000 untested rape kits.
Maricopa County had to pay out massive settlements as a result of Arpaio’s mishandling of rape cases.
Maricopa County threw out several high-profile cases at Arizona State University in Tempe by arguing that expulsion is “too severe” a punishment for rapists.