Suspect Arrested In 'Cold Case' Sexual Assault In Bridgeport: PD

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 27-year-old man was arrested on a warrant this month by Bridgeport police in connection with a sexual assault case from 2014, according to authorities.

Youssef Mohammed was arrested on charges of first-degree sexual assault, and first-degree aggravated sexual assault.

Bridgeport police Det. Ean Smith, who investigated the case, received information of a DNA match for Mohammed from the Combined DNA Index System, which is a national database that law enforcement uses to store and compare DNA profiles.

Details of the case were not disclosed, but the DNA index is a tool that combines forensic science and computer technology to help solve crimes.

"The case was closed in 2021 due to the Statute of Limitations, with no known suspects or DNA at the time," wrote Bridgeport Police Sgt. Joaquim DeBarros in a statement. "Det. [Davon] Polite was able to locate the victim and talk about the case, and she was completely ecstatic and pleased with our findings and advised that she would like to move forward with the investigation. The victim advised that she was also a victim of Human Trafficking and stated that she was praying about this incident in recent weeks because she didn't know what happened with this case."

Mohammed, who was serving time at the Corrigan Correctional Institute in Montville, is being held in lieu of bail of $200,000, and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.