Kristen N Carver, 4:15 p.m. MST September 4, 2014<\/p>\n
Phoenix police arrested Angel Flores, 21, on Sept. 3, 2014 in connection with the 2013 sexual assault of an 89-year-old woman.(Photo: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office) <\/p>\n
Phoenix police investigators arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the 2013 sexual assault of an 89-year-old woman after DNA evidence linked the man to the crime scene, according to a Phoenix police spokesman. <\/p>\n
Angel Flores was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sexual assault, kidnapping and burglary, according to jail records. <\/p>\n
Phoenix investigators initially said they had little evidence to go on after the elderly woman was sexually assaulted at about 5:30 a.m. on April 13, 2013, in her home near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road. <\/p>\n
After hearing a knock early in the morning, the woman opened her door to a forceful man immediately sexual assaulting her, authorities said. <\/p>\n
Flores reportedly convinced the woman to open the door by saying he was a neighbor, officials said.<\/p>\n
Flores denied involvement in the crime, knowing the woman or ever being in her home, but investigators said the DNA evidence confirmed he was there. <\/p>\n
The woman called the police after Flores left her house, according to a police report. She was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for minor injuries and received a forensic examination so DNA evidence could be collected. <\/p>\n
Flores had previously had a DNA sample taken and was identified through a match to the DNA evidence collected from the scene. <\/p>\n
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