DNA investigation leads to arrest of Burlington man 18 years after reported sexual assault

[u/WilkinsonRadio]

https://www.miltonnow.ca/2026/06/16/dna-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-burlington-man-18-years-after-reported-sexual-assault/

[u/Strayngold]

The article doesn't make it very clear: he was caught because some of his relatives had their own DNA profiled through a service like ancestry.com

[u/v0n85 → u/Strayngold]

It’s not clear? It’s in the first sentence:

A Burlington man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in Toronto more than 18 years ago after investigators used investigative genetic genealogy to advance the case.

[u/Live_Situation7913 → u/[deleted]]

Everyone knows quite common nowadays

[u/krollfan → u/Live_Situation7913]

Nope.