CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in northeast Ohio tacked another
long sentence onto the prison time of a convicted rapist who recently
was linked by DNA to two other attacks 20 years ago.
Prosecutors
in Cleveland said 55-year-old Kenneth Parker pleaded guilty to three
charges of rape and four charges of kidnapping. He was sentenced to
between 16 and 50 years in prison.
Parker is now serving an
18-year sentence for two rapes he committed in Columbus in 1996. He was
scheduled to be released next year, but now the new sentence will kick
in.
Parker was linked to two Cleveland attacks in 1993 when the
rape cases were reopened after authorities tested decades-old sexual
assault kits.
Prosecutors said he forced victims into vacant dwellings using weapons or the threat of weapons.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in northeast Ohio tacked another
long sentence onto the prison time of a convicted rapist who recently
was linked by DNA to two other attacks 20 years ago.
Prosecutors
in Cleveland said 55-year-old Kenneth Parker pleaded guilty to three
charges of rape and four charges of kidnapping. He was sentenced to
between 16 and 50 years in prison.
Parker is now serving an
18-year sentence for two rapes he committed in Columbus in 1996. He was
scheduled to be released next year, but now the new sentence will kick
in.
Parker was linked to two Cleveland attacks in 1993 when the
rape cases were reopened after authorities tested decades-old sexual
assault kits.
Prosecutors said he forced victims into vacant dwellings using weapons or the threat of weapons.
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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.