A jury is weighing the fate of Worcester man Joshua Hubert , who stands accused of rape despite no DNA evidence linking him to the crime — only that of the victim’s father.

“You will hear that despite testing seat belts, seats of the defendant’s car and [her] clothing, there is no forensic link to the defendant,” prosecutor Emily Meyers said in Worcester Superior Court on Monday morning during opening statements.

“There is, however, a forensic link to her father ... and you will hear from her father about why these sperm cells were found in his daughter’s clothes,” Meyers said.

Hubert, 43, faces several indictments in connection with the attempted murder and rape of a 7-year-old girl in Worcester in 2017, which are being combined into one case for his trial. He has been charged with

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