Jamestown Police are refuting a report accusing them of prematurely destroying rape kits.

The department is among 25 law enforcement agencies nationwide listed in a recent CNN report.

The report found 400 cases, including two in Jamestown, in which rape kits were destroyed before the statute of limitations expired.

That prevents prosecutors from revisiting a case with DNA or linking a suspect to another crime.

Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings addressed the report, saying “At face value, experts’ claims that sexual assault kids should be maintained for the time allowed by law to prosecute is a fair criticism. However, in the cases CNN identified, there were several examples of why we would not retain the evidence kits. They include victims recanting their statements and investigations revealing that the acts were consensual or did not occur.”

Snellings reiterated that the cases were from 2011 and that the department’s official policy is to permanently maintain all kits.

Governor Cuomo's office called the report "disturbing" and directed state police to make sure Jamestown is in compliance with state laws.