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People of New York v Adam Mogan

TrueAllele separates DNA incest mixture

Crime In 2014, Adam Mogan was charged with sexual assault in Rochester, New York.
Evidence Swabs were taken from dried secretions on the victim’s inner thighs.
DNA The Monroe County crime lab developed DNA data from the swabs, finding that it was a mixture of related individuals.
Match The DNA data was too complex for the crime lab to interpret.
TrueAllele On the same DNA data, the computer separated the mixture into their genetic components. TrueAllele found a match statistic of 40.5 quadrillion to Adam Mogan.
Cybergenetics    Later in 2016, Dr. Mark Perlin testified at the trial in Rochester, NY about the computer DNA match statistic.
Outcome The defendant was acquitted.