MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for a 2013 attack solved years later when evidence was tested as part of an effort to clear a backlog of untested sexual assault kits.

Sentencing for 2013 sexual assault

The sentencing:

A jury found Mohamud Bulle, 36, guilty on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of kidnapping for the 2013 attack. He was sentenced on Wednesday to 187 months for the sexual assault and 48 months for the kidnapping, to be served consecutively, totaling 235 months (19.5 years), according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

The backstory:

The attack occurred on Oct. 13, 2013, when Melissa Zimmerman became separated from her group at an event in Minneapolis. Bulle offered her his phon

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