DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A former DeKalb County police officer has been indicted in a nearly 15-year-old cold case. Prosecutors say DNA connected him to the rape and kidnapping of two teenagers.
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the indictment Wednesday against 47-year-old Cameron Livsey.
“I hope that Livsey’s indictment shows that here in DeKalb County no one is above the law and those who try to use their positions of power to victimize others will be held responsible,” Boston said.
“At the time of the 2011 rape and kidnapping, Livsey was a police officer with the DeKalb County Police Department,” Boston said.
Thursday marks 15 years since two friends, ages 16 and 17, were attacked at Exchange Park.
Investigators say a gunman robbed both teens and sexually assaulted them. Police say he ordered the 17-year-old to run away and threatened to shoot her if she turned around.
He then forced the 16-year-old into his Dodge Charger, drove her to a home and sexually assaulted her again, according to police. He later dropped her off at an apartment complex, where she called police.
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A sexual assault exam at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recovered male DNA. That profile went into CODIS, the national DNA database. For nearly 15 years, it did not match anyone.
That changed after an unrelated federal investigation.
“The federal investigation began in March of this year, when the FBI received a tip that Livsey had used a cryptocurrency account to purchase from the dark web, depictions of minor children engaged in sexually explicit conduct,” U.S. Attorney Teddy Hertzberg said.
Federal agents arrested Livsey on April 30. His DNA was uploaded to CODIS, and prosecutors say it matched the DNA from the 2011 case.
“I want to reiterate to the victims: you are not forgotten. We cannot change what happened nearly 15 years ago, but we can take responsibility for what we do today,” DeKalb County Police Chief Gregory Padrick said.
Livsey also faces a separate federal case from that investigation. If convicted, he faces several life sentences.
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