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   A Minneapolis man has been convicted of a sexual assaulting and kidnapping two   
   woman happened over a decade ago, marking the first trial to come from the   
   findings of the multi-agency Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.   
      
   James Andrew Works, 49, kidnapped and sexually assaulted two victims in June   
   2010. He's set to be sentenced May 8, according to court documents.   
      
   In a news release, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said the sexual   
   assault kits related to the case did not undergo forensic testing after the   
   investigator lost contact with both victims. Works was convicted in a two-week   
   jury trial on Friday.   
      
   The DNA testing moved forward in 2021 and a profile matched Works. Both   
   victims in the case identified Works from a photo. Two other women also   
   testified during the jury trial, claiming Works had sexually assaulted them in   
   2008.   
      
   According to the criminal complaint, the two women were standing near a bus   
   stop in Minneapolis when Works approached them with a gun. He told them to go   
   to a secluded area behind a garage where he sexually assaulted them. During   
   the assault, he    
   threatened to shoot them both. Police were later able to swab the ground for   
   DNA evidence.   
      
   "Victims deserve justice and our community needs to know that we will not let   
   those who commit these crimes go without accountability,” Hennepin County   
   Attorney Mary Moriarty stated. “We are prioritizing this work and I am   
   grateful for the    
   partnership and work of MPD and BCA, along with our staff who worked on this   
   case. I hope the victims in this case feel some sense of relief after these   
   verdicts.”   
      
   The Minneapolis Sexual Assault Kit Initiative was launched in 2020 to test   
   previously untested sexual assault kits from the police department. As of   
   Monday, four cases have been charged.   
      
   Works has been convicted on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct   
   and two counts of kidnapping in connection with the 2010 incident.   
      
   https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/jury-convicts-minneapo   
   is-man-of-2010-sexual-assault-kidnapping-case   
      
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