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flag Bradley Britton sentenced to 8 years for 1987 and 1993 sexual assaults solved via genetic genealogy.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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. flag He showed remorse and has been sober for years, but the court rejected a lighter sentence, emphasizing the severity of the crimes. flag The case highlights the growing use of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases.

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