Calvin Walker, a 33 year old man whose DNA sample cleared him of a quadruple homicide but implicated him in a rape which took place back in 1999, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for aggravated sexual assault in a Dallas court room. Walker was convicted during a jury trial after 15 minutes of deliberation, but admitted his guilt be apologizing to the woman he raped during his sentencing hearing.
But after saying he didn’t want to testify during the sentencing trial before Judge Creuzot, Mr. Walker asked to address the court, said prosecutor Jennifer Bennett.
Mr. Walker apologized and said that he raped the woman, but didn’t hurt her. He also identified two other men who participated in the attack, Ms. Bennett said.
In 2004, Mr. Walker was arrested as a suspect in a McKinney quadruple homicide.
In an effort to clear himself, he gave police his DNA for comparison to the crime scene. He was not a match, released from jail, and cleared as a suspect. But his DNA did match a December 1999 rape in Dallas that had gone unsolved, according to testimony.
During the rape trial this week, Mr. Walker testified that he believed McKinney police took some semen he was trying to mail to his girlfriend while he was in the Collin County Jail and used it to frame him for the rape.
District Judge John Creuzot presided over the trial.
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