A man who spent decades in prison for a crime he claims he didn't commit was back in court Thursday to face new charges.
According to police, John Kunco sexually assaulted a girl just after DNA evidence got him out of prison.
Kunco is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on charges he touched a young girl shortly after he was released from the Westmoreland County Jail in May. Two of the charges carry maximum penalties of 20 years in prison.
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The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office confirmed in court Thursday that there's no DNA evidence in the case, but they will be getting the alleged victim's medical records.
This comes after Kunco was granted a new trial in connection with a violent rape in a New Kensington apartment in 1990, a crime he was convicted of but maintains he didn't commit.
His trial for the more recent case in Allegheny County is scheduled to begin in March, while the new trial on the charge from 1990 is expected to happen next summer.
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