Suspect charged in cold cases from over 30 years ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit arrested a suspect connected to two sexual assaults that happened more than 30 years ago.

CMPD announced on Wednesday 55-year-old Dulaine Lotharp has been charged in connection to attacks reported in 1993 and 1994 in Charlotte.

The first assault was reported on July 22, 1993, when a victim told police she was sexually assaulted by force by a man she did not know. The victim was later treated at Carolinas Medical Center, where a sexual assault kit was completed…

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