CMPD:  'Serial rapist' arrested after DNA linked to 1981 rape cases

CMPD: 'Serial rapist' arrested after DNA linked to 1981 rape cases

64 year-old Johnny Ealey is accused of two different rapes in 1981 on Beatties Ford Road. The arrest is putting a spotlight on an issue the NBC Charlotte Defenders team has been investigating for years. Our investigation found many rape kits went untested, but back in 2015, CMPD changed its policy requiring all kits be tested.