Sex Assault Kit Leads To Conviction
(Portland, OR) -- A rape kit has helped bring a conviction in a Portland cold case. In 2015, Daniel Cassinelli was working as a loss prevention officer for a Portland Rite Aid. He caught a person shoplifting and took her to his basement office where she was raped. The case went cold, but through the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, Cassinelli was identified as the suspect. During trial, other evidence was presented leading to his conviction. Cassinelli will be sentenced to at least eight years in prison in July.



