After a 7-year-old girl was attacked in Worcester in 2017, officials obtained key evidence. But that evidence, a defense attorney argues, doesn’t point to his client.

Joshua Hubert , of Worcester, is charged with forcible child rape, child rape aggravated by age, two counts of attempted murder and a single count each of kidnapping a child under 16 and strangulation, across multiple indictments in connection with the 2017 incident.

After more than a week long trial, Hubert’s attorney, Kevin Larson, encouraged the jury to look at the DNA evidence in closing arguments.

The DNA is the father’s sperm, which was found on the 7-year-old’s underwear following the attack.

“You’re as confused as I am, why we’re having the trial of Joshua Hubert and not somebody else,” Larson said. “ ... no, n

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