A man who committed sexual assault at the age of 35 was caught after 19 years of analysis of genetic (DNA) identification information.

The Gwangju Police Department said yesterday (30th) that they were arrested for arresting a 54-year-old A on charges of sexually assaulting a woman (the rape of a residential invasion under the Special Act on Punishment of Sexual Violence, etc.).

In 2001, a business owner who ran a restaurant in Buk-gu, Gwangju, was sexually assaulted. However, about 20 years have passed since the suspect was not caught.

However, recently the police have obtained decisive evidence. A prosecutor working on a powerful DNA match reported that Mr. A's gene matches the DNA detected in the above sexual assault.

It turns out that in addition to the above incident, Mr. A committed several crimes in the past and was sentenced to seven years and six months, and was released in 2013. When Mr. A was in prison, the investigative agency collected and stored Mr. A's gene. I was able to specify Mr. A.

According to the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes, etc. applied to Mr. A, in general, the statute of limitations for prosecution is 15 years, but the police say that if there is scientific evidence to prove the crime, such as DNA evidence, the statute of limitations is extended by 10 years. I did.

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