Police Use DNA To Identify Suspect In 2008 Lincoln Financial Field Parking Lot Rape Case
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - On October 5th, 2008, a 40-year-old woman who attended an Eagles football game at the Linc was sexually assaulted in the parking lot after the game. Now, three years later, Philadelphia police through a DNA match, have identified the suspect.
Special Victims Unit Captain John Darby says forensic scientists and investigators had a huge job on their hands after the sexual assault.
"Obviously, a real challenge for us, because of the numbers of people in and around that stadium we all know is thousands and thousands of people. It's like finding a needle in a hay stack."
According to reports, the victim, decided to go to the parking lot to look for the tour bus that had brought her to the game when she was attacked by Daughtry.
The suspect, 22-year-old Tiaghee Daughtry of northeastern Pennsylvania, who was working as a parking lot attendant at the Linc three years ago, was already in custody on other charges, but a DNA swab was taken. And that swab matched DNA samples from the 2008 assault.
He has now been charged with the sexual assault and related crimes.
Reported By Kim Glovas, KYW Newsradio
