Man Convicted in 1995 Sex Assaults of 4 Virginia Roommates

A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting four women in a northern Virginia apartment more than 20 years ago.

The Washington Post reports that 50-year-old Jude Lovchik was found guilty on all 17 counts in connection with the 1995 Reston sexual assaults Monday.

His ex-wife, Kathrin Lovchik, testified that he told her he was the "Fairfax rapist" in 2009. She went to authorities after losing custody of their daughter during a contentious divorce in 2016. An investigation eventually linked him to the case via DNA evidence. He was charged in October 2017, a month after moving to Florida.

Public defender Dawn Butorac accused a forensic examiner of manipulating aspects of a DNA test to produce a match. Jude Lovchik did not testify.

He's scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday.

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