WUSA 2:39 PM. EDT June 05, 2017 <\/p>\n
DNA data is being increasingly sold by private companies. (Photo: PhotoDisc) <\/p>\n
CHESTERFIELD, VA. (AP) - Virginia's DNA databank has identified a teen as the suspect of an October 2015 rape and beating of a 47-year-old woman. <\/p>\n
Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the 18-year-old man pleaded no contest to the attack in Chesterfield Circuit Court on Friday. <\/p>\n
The prosecution and defense reached a plea agreement after the teen's first trial on the rape and sodomy charges ended with a hung jury. <\/p>\n
Chesterfield prosecutor Stephen Sharpe says the victim was walking and only a few houses away from the home of her ex-husband she'd been helping pack for a trip when a man asked her for a cigarette before sexually assaulting her. <\/p>\n
The teen's sentencing is in September and he faces up to five years in prison. He's free on bond but remains electronically monitored with an ankle bracelet. <\/p>\n
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Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http:\/\/www.timesdispatch.com<\/a> <\/p>\n 2017 Associated Press <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Originally posted here: WUSA 2:39 PM. EDT June 05, 2017 DNA data is being increasingly sold by private companies. Continue reading
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