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On August 10,1990 an abductor kidnapped, raped and slit 8-year-old Jennifer Schuett's throat, from ear to ear, leaving her lying in a field -- she survived.19 years later an arrest is made in the case.On August 10,1990 an abductor kidnapped, raped and slit 8-year-old Jennifer... more
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(CNN) -- A suspect has been arrested in the 1990 abduction and attempted murder of an 8-year-old Texas girl, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Houston, Texas, office said.
The victim, Jennifer Schuett, is now 27. She recently shared her story with CNN in hopes of someday bringing her attacker to justice.
Schuett will speak at a news conference announcing the arrest at 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, FBI spokeswoman Shauna Dunlap said.
Dennis Earl Bradford was arrested at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, after DNA and other forensic testing led to him, authorities said. His name has not been released, she added.
Dunlap thanked CNN for publicizing the story and said investigators "received lots of tips and good reaction." But advances in forensic testing led directly to the arrest, she said.
Schuett was abducted from her bedroom, raped and left for dead August 10,1990. She spoke with CNN two weeks ago.
CNN normally does not identify victims of sexual assaults. But Schuett decided to go public with her story -- and her name -- to increase the chances of finding and prosecuting her attacker.
"It's not about me anymore," she told CNN in September. "It's about all the little girls that go to sleep at night. I know there are so many girls out there who have been raped and hurt. You have to fight back."
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