DNA from COVID mask helps jury convict child rapist
DNA from COVID mask helps jury convict child rapist Published Mug shot of Leonardo Ramirez Jr. (Photo provided by Monterey County District Attorney’s Office) KING CITY, Calif. - A Monterey County jury convicted a King City man for raping a 10-year-old girl in 2018, after investigators obtained the prime suspect's DNA from a discarded COVID mask more than two years after the crime. The jury found 28-year-old Leonardo Ramirez Jr. guilty of several charges Tuesday in addition to the rape, including the infliction of bodily harm on a child and using a dangerous weapon. The rape occurred Feb....