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DNA samples cause delay in rape trial: Long wait in testing angers judge who says trial has been stalled 3 years

A trial is being delayed again for two of four men accused of rape, much to the displeasure of the presiding judge. “My concern here is solely this: This case is three years old. We have a 12-year-old victim who is now 15, about to be 16, and we still haven’t gone to trial,” said Bowie County District Judge Leon Pesek. Pesek granted a motion in April to have brothers Aaron Johnson and Charles Johnson tried separately from Jabari Jackson and Chris Collins. The August trial scheduled for the Johnsons is being rescheduled. The trial delay centers around the testing of DNA eviden...
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