Charge laid in Calgary cold case sex assault after DNA match 20 years later
Posted Nov 9, 2026 4:53 pm.
A Calgary man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault and stabbing that happened two decades ago after investigators made a DNA match.
Calgary police say an 18-year-old woman was walking through a school field along 47 Street SE in the community of Forest Heights in the early morning hours on Aug. 6, 2006, when she was attacked by a man riding a bicycle.
The woman was sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times, according to police.
Investigators collected evidence from the scene and submitted it to the RCMP for forensic testing. Police say a DNA profile believed to belong to the suspect was entered into the National DNA Data Bank in 2006.
More than 20 years after the incident, on Sept. 21, investigators were notified of a DNA match linking evidence from the case to a person who is currently incarcerated for unrelated offences.
“We never stop pursuing answers for victims of sexual assault, no matter how much time has passed,” says CPS Staff Sgt. Tom Hanson in a statement. “Unsolved doesn’t mean forgotten.”
As a result, police have charged the accused with one count of aggravated sexual assault.
The accused was 14 years old at the time of the alleged offence and cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He is scheduled to appear in court in December.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident, or similar incidents, to contact investigators at 403-266-1234 or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.
