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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A man has been brought back to Memphis to face charges for a rape that happened in 1999.

Ronnie Simpson was released from prison in 2013 after his conviction especially aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary.

A few months after his release, a rape kit from 1999 was tested and results matched Simpson’s DNA.

In 2010, a WREG investigation revealed there were more than 1,200 untested rape kits.

At first, the Memphis Police Department adamantly denied there were untested kits but later admitted they’d been found in a storage facility and would eventually total 12,000.

Simpson was indicted at the time to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring.

Investigators soon realized Simpson had left town and headed to Fort Worth, Texas.

Simpson was traced to a homeless shelter and taken into custody April 18 on an aggravated rape warrant.

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