Suspect In 1997 Rape Gets Eight Year Prison Sentence

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.