Trial to begin for Sterling woman charged with sex assault

KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A judge has denied a request by the attorney of a Sterling woman charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy to have the case dismissed and the state's DNA evidence suppressed.

Lee's attorney, Dina Cale, had argued that the Alaska State Crime Lab violated her client's right to due process by making it impossible for DNA samples of the alleged victim to be tested for the presence of saliva.