New York Rape Case Spotlights DNA Testing

A man who was acquitted of rape in 1992 after being cleared by DNA tests was arrested for rape on Monday (4-8). Prosecutors say DNA evidence will help prove his guilt alongside evidence of a matching license plate and hair follicles. They also claim the attacker was aware of DNA testing because he tried to remove his semen from the victim with a water bottle in order to avoid getting caught. District attorney for Suffolk County, James Catterson, Jr. noted the irony in the fact that a man once cleared by DNA is now claiming that DNA evidence is unreliable

Media Resources: The New York Times - April 10, 1996

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