Can someone please clarify...sorry I’m not understanding fully. I’m unable to access the news article here in the UK, also not sure about USA law.
Has a new charge been made against the unknown mother, Jane Doe, whose DNA is known, because the 3 year statute of limitations was due to expire?
There were no charges before, but because of the three-year statute of limitations expiring on 8/15/2016, (the date Baby Hope was found)- expiring this month, they charged the DNA profile now. If they didn't do this now, they could never charge the parent, when found, because of the expiration.
Here's another article that explains a little bit more:
In rare move, DuPage indicts DNA profile of unknown person suspected in death of ‘Baby Hope,’ infant found dead near Wheaton
AUG 05, 2019
"DuPage County prosecutors Monday announced the indictment of a DNA profile of a person suspected to be involved in the case of an infant known as Baby Hope, who was found dead in a backpack along a road near Wheaton three years ago.
The indictment alleges failure to report the death or disappearance of a child, a Class 4 felony. The person was identified in the complaint as a female named Jane Doe, but her true identity is unknown.
On Aug. 15, 2016, landscapers working along Plamondon Road in an unincorporated area near Wheaton found the dead, full-term newborn in a backpack along the roadside...
The indictment was prompted in part by the three-year statute of limitations on filing charges in the case, which expires this month, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said.
Indicting a DNA profile is rare but not unprecedented. DuPage County has indicted DNA profiles previously in burglary and sex assault cases where investigators had a DNA sample but did not know the identity of the perpetrator, Berlin said. While he did not know of an appellate ruling on indicting DNA profiles in Illinois, he said that courts in several other states have upheld the practice.
Last year, Wisconsin prosecutors reportedly filed a felony charge against the DNA profile of an unidentified person accused of threatening a judge. The DNA profile in that case was taken from the stamp on the letter which contained the alleged threat.
Illinois law provides that criminal charges must name the defendant, or state “any name or description by which he can be identified with reasonable certainty.” In this case, the indictment identifies the defendant as a parent, legal guardian or caretaker....
Berlin would not say from where exactly the DNA profile was obtained, whether from the child or from bodily residue where the baby was found....
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposes the practice of charging DNA profiles, arguing that it may take years before DNA may lead to an identification, and that errors in handling DNA evidence can lead to matches with innocent people."
In rare move, DuPage indicts DNA profile of unknown person suspected in death of ‘Baby Hope,’ infant found dead near Wheaton - Estados Unidos (EN)
(Members of the DuPage County sheriff's department and Wheaton police place flowers during a burial ceremony for Baby Hope at St. Michael's Cemetery in Wheaton on Sept. 22, 2016. Baby Hope, a newborn girl, was found dead near Wheaton on Aug. 15. [Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune])
(Erica Ruelas from Addison blows a kiss as she lays flowers on the casket during burial ceremony for Baby Hope at St. Michael's Cemetery in Wheaton on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Baby Hope, a newborn baby girl was found dead along a private drive near Wheaton on Aug. 15. [Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune])