A man is on trial for raping a prostitute at gunpoint more than 20 years ago, after his DNA came up as a match on a national database.John Townsend (45) denies raping and sexually assaulting the woman, then aged 28, on the night of Saturday April 23, 1994.A DNA sample of the alleged rapist's semen was obtained during a medical examination at the time - but it was only recently that Townsend was linked to the crime.Stephen Lowne, prosecuting, said that Townsend had a previous conviction for...
