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Suspect In 1997 Rape Gets Eight Year Prison Sentence

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published April 21, 2017 at 5:40 AM EDT
Columbus Division of Police

A Columbus man convicted of raping a woman in 1997 in Beatty Park was sentenced this week to eight years in prison. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Joseph Carter was charged after new DNA evidence linked him to the crime. The DNA was in a rape kit that was not tested until last year.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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