Crime |
In 2014, Adam Mogan was charged with sexual assault in Rochester, New York. |
Evidence |
Swabs were taken from dried secretions on the victim’s inner thighs.
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DNA |
The Monroe County crime lab developed DNA data from the swabs, finding that it was a mixture of related individuals. |
Match |
The DNA data was too complex for the crime lab to interpret.
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TrueAllele |
On the same DNA data, the computer separated the mixture into their genetic components. TrueAllele found a match statistic of 40.5 quadrillion to Adam Mogan.
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Cybergenetics |
Later in 2016, Dr. Mark Perlin testified at the trial in Rochester, NY about the computer DNA match statistic.
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Outcome |
The defendant was acquitted.
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