Katie Southwick and Caroline Freeman

City man cleared in sexual assault investigation

Christopher Lynn Matthew, charged on Saturday with sexually assaulting a University graduate student, was released from jail Wednesday evening after forensic evidence found him innocent, Commonwealth Attorney David Chapman said. According to a press release issued by the Charlottesville Police Department, DNA test results, which came late Wednesday afternoon, cleared Matthew of all charges and proved that he was not involved in the incident. "Mr. Matthew thankfully has been excluded as a suspect," Chapman said.