Detectives Use DNA to Arrest Illegal Alien In 1997 Cold-Case Sexual Assaults

Adan Lopez-Perez, is seen in a booking photo following his arrest after DNA evidence linked him to sexual assaults in the 1990s. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Police in Arizona have announced the arrest of an illegal immigrant accused of committing two sexual assaults in 1997.

The Chandler Police Department said in a statement cited by AZ Central that a DNA sample taken around the time of the crime was successfully matched decades later in April 2019 with DNA recently collected from 43-year-old Adan Lopez-Perez.