Man gets 22 years in prison for rape, robbery case that went uninvestigated for years, FBI says

A man was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for rape and robbery. The case had remained uninvestigated for years due to a backlog at the Houston Police Department.
A man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison tied to a robbery and rape case, the FBI said. The case went uninvestigated for years because of HPD's 2024 case backlog.
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