Bristol County rape kit testing initiative results in 2nd cold case arrest
July 13, 2022An effort by a Massachusetts district attorney to clear a backlog of more than 1,100 untested rape kits in his jurisdiction has led to...
July 13, 2022An effort by a Massachusetts district attorney to clear a backlog of more than 1,100 untested rape kits in his jurisdiction has led to an arrest in a second cold case, he said Tuesday.Dylan Ponte, 28, of New Bedford, is charged with rape and indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14 in connection with an assault on a 16-year-old girl in July 2012, Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a statement.'Victims who have been sexually assaulted have gone through a very traumatic experience and have a right to have these kits fully tested, especially when an assailant cannot be identified,' he said.