Thornton pleaded guilty to the assault on 2/21/14 after DNA from the victim’s rape examination kit was determined in 2012 to be a match with Thornton’s DNA obtained in connection with his conviction on a subsequent narcotics offense. Convicted defendants in New Jersey are required to give a DNA sample that is entered into a nationwide database known by the acronym CODIS- Combined DNA Index System.
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