DNA evidence leads to arrest of suspect two decades after sexual assaults

A discarded cigarette butt has led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Woonsocket man accused of raping two women in separate attacks in Hopkinton and North Stonington, Connecticut, 21 years ago. Robert Czerwein was ordered held without bail Wednesday after his arraignment on two counts of first-degree sexual assault in 4th Division District Court for [

By: Janine L. Weisman

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 1,323

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A discarded cigarette butt has led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Woonsocket man accused of raping two women in separate attacks in Hopkinton and North Stonington, Connecticut, 21 years ago.

Robert Czerwein was ordered held without bail Wednesday after his arraignment on two counts of first-degree sexual assault in 4th Division District Court for Washington County in Wakefield. Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Czerwein’s arrest at a press conference in Providence attended by …

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