The man who police say raped five women during an early 1990s Queens spree was arrested in Georgia.
Michael Benjamin, 57, arrived in New York City on Thursday morning for an arraignment in Queens.
After Benjamin’s DNA, retested last year with technology not previously available, linked him to the attacks, he was arrested in August by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia.
His victims, ranging in age from 21 to 42, were attacked between August 1991 and Aug. 7, 1992 in Laurelton, Queens.
He allegedly entered his victims’ homes through a window, tied their hands, held a weapon to their necks, and stole money or other valuables after the rapes.
Benjamin is a level 3 sex offender, the highest risk repeat offender, from a July 1990 attempted rape.
He received five years probation.
Investigators cracked the case after pre-indicting the DNA so the statute of limitations would not expire before technology caught up with the crime.
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