An alleged serial rapist and child molester's DNA linked him to sex crimes spanning decades, authorities said in New Orleans on Thursday as they asked victims and witnesses to come forward.

"Your voice matters. Your information can help bring closure and long-overdue justice, not only for yourself, but for many others," Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said at a media briefing.

Lucien Jacob, 57, has been jailed in Jefferson Parish since June and is charged there with indecent behavior with a juvenile, along with four other men accused of lewd communications with a juvenile , according to court records.

Williams did not offer details about that arrest but said Jacob's DNA linked him to multiple sexual assaults dating back decades through the FBI's Combined DNA Index Syst

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