Overview
- A Leeds Crown Court jury found David Sharp, 66, guilty of rape and indecent assault for the 1977 attack and he was remanded in custody.
- The attacker smashed a window to enter a Leeds student's room on her first night in the city, wore a ski mask, assaulted her, and fled.
- West Yorkshire Police reopened the case in 2023 and developed an offender DNA profile that initially produced no database match.
- Familial DNA inquiries identified a relative of Sharp, and a sample taken from him matched the offender profile.
- Detectives confirmed Sharp lived in Leeds at the time, reported his continued denial of the offence, and urged reports of historical crimes.