JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 52-year-old man from Orlando is facing charges in three rape cases from over 20 years ago.
Jason Leonard Blount was arrested on July 1 by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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Each case involved a different victim and happened between 2000 and 2002 in Duval County.
Police say DNA collected after the assaults was recently matched to Blount through a national database.
One victim was attacked while jogging near Baymeadows. Another was assaulted near a tennis court. A third was raped inside a home.
All three cases went cold until a new DNA match came back this year.
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Detectives say the arrest brings new hope to investigations that had no answers for decades.
According to JSO, Blount is charged with sexual battery and is being held without bond.
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