SANFORD — A DNA sample entered into a national database matched a 2008 cold case crime here, and now a Sanford man who is already serving time in federal prison for bank robbery also faces gross sexual assault, kidnapping and other charges.

A York County Grand Jury on Wednesday handed up a four-count indictment against Dane Wilba Bosley in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl who was walking to school on a popular trail in October 2008.

In addition to Class A felony gross sexual assault and kidnapping charges, the grand jury handed up a felony criminal threatening charge and a misdemeanor assault charge against Bosley.

Sanford Deputy Police Chief Craig Sanford said once the DNA match was revealed, investigators were able to put the case together.

“We are extremely happy to have closed this case and hope it can bring some closure to the victim and to the victim’s family,” said Deputy Chief Sanford.

The girl was walking on one of a series of trails that criss-cross the area between the Sanford Armory on William Oscar Emery Drive and the rear of Sanford High School at about 7:20 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008 when she was attacked by a man allegedly armed with a knife. Police said the girls’ attacker took her to a secluded area and assaulted her. She was eventually released and reported the crime to school officials, who called police.

Many people were questioned following the attack.

“An extensive search was conducted at the time for the attacker using a (police dog) and numerous officers on foot, but no one was found in the area,” said Sanford. “The investigation continued and several people were questioned, but nothing was conclusive.”

Deputy Chief Sanford told reporters at the time of the crime he felt the case could eventually be solved through a DNA match.

“When we investigated the crime there was evidence gathered from the scene and from the victim,” said Sanford.

When Bosley, 22, was sentenced in December to federal prison for the bank robbery, federal authorities, as a matter of course, took a sample of his DNA and entered the information into a federally administered national registry called CODEX, which stands for Combined DNA Index System. Weekly searches of the index are conducted and resulting matches are automatically returned to the laboratory that originally submitted the DNA profile.

Police said the DNA entry stemming from Bosley’s conviction on bank robbery charges entry turned up a match from the 2008 crime.

Bosley was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbing Maine Bank and Trust in February 2010. The bank’s name has since changed to People’s United Bank.

Authorities said Bosley told bank tellers they had 45 seconds to hand over $25,000 “or he would start shooting.”

Police said a man in his 20s, carrying a long gun on a sling around his neck and tucked under his coat, approached the teller and allegedly displayed the weapon. He was given some money and ran away.

Acting on a tip, police caught up with Bosley a month later.

When police stopped a car in which Bosley was a passenger, he first attempted to run away, but was “tackled” by Cpl. Jason Champlin, police said.

According to court documents, police used a stun gun “several” times to try and subdue Bosley, but he kept struggling.

At one point, Bosley managed to grab onto one officer’s service revolver, and bent the holster back, breaking one of the two attachments to the belt, but safety features on the holster prevented the gun from being drawn, police said.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but a finding that enough evidence exists to move forward with prosecution. An arraignment date has not been set.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 or twells@journaltribune.com.