Bradley Britton于1987年和1993年被判处8年徒刑,通过遗传基因基因学解决性攻击问题。 Bradley Britton sentenced to 8 years for 1987 and 1993 sexual assaults solved via genetic genealogy.

Bradley Britton,62岁,安大略Innisfil,因1987年和1993年大多伦多地区两次历史性性攻击被判处8年徒刑,这是加拿大利用遗传基因学解决的第一起性犯罪。 Bradley Britton, 62, of Innisfil, Ontario, was sentenced to eight years in prison for two historic sexual assaults in the Greater Toronto Area—1987 and 1993—marking Canada’s first sex crime solved using genetic genealogy. 警方在位于得克萨斯州的Othram实验室的协助下,在进入多伦多一所住宅几十年后认出了他,用刀威胁一名妇女,在婴儿睡觉时殴打她,后来在奥克维尔袭击了一名20岁妇女。 Police, aided by the Texas-based Othram lab, identified him decades later after he broke into a Toronto home, threatened a woman with a knife, and assaulted her while her infant slept, and later attacked a 20-year-old woman in Oakville. 尽管Britton以前没有对性攻击定罪,而且自1989年以来没有犯罪,但法官在判刑时援引了包括死者女儿在内的受害者所遭受的暴力、威胁和持久创伤。 Though Britton had no prior sex assault convictions and was crime-free since 1989, the judge cited the violence, threats, and lasting trauma on victims, including the deceased victim’s daughters, in imposing the sentence. 他表示悔恨,几年来一直保持清醒,但法院拒绝了较轻的判决,强调罪行的严重性。 He showed remorse and has been sober for years, but the court rejected a lighter sentence, emphasizing the severity of the crimes. 该案突出表明,在解决寒冷案件时越来越多地使用遗传基因基因学。 The case highlights the growing use of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases.