What you should know
- Community activists plan to issue a public appeal later Monday asking for help in stopping a child sexual predator, more than two weeks after a disturbing attack in East Harlem.
- Investigators allege the suspect contacted a 10-year-old girl on an app on Jan. 6 and met her that night near Third Avenue and East 122nd Street, where he raped her before running away.
- According to the police report, the suspect met the 10-year-old girl on Saturday, January 6, around 9 pm, through an online application.
NEW YORK — A man has been arrested for the rape of a 10-year-old girl in Manhattan, police say. His arrest comes days after community advocates issued a public plea for help in stopping the child sexual predator.
Wednesday’s arrest comes more than two weeks after the disturbing attack sent East Harlem into a tizzy.
Investigators allege that the suspect, who has a history of federal arrests, connected with the girl on an app on January 6 and met her that night around 9 p.m. near Third Avenue and East 122nd Street. , where he raped her before fleeing.
He was located Wednesday near 129th Street, police said.
The suspect is a driver for the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. The commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
The girl was taken to a hospital for evaluation and is expected to be physically okay.
If you have information about the case, you can call authorities confidentially at Crime Stoppers at 1-888-57-PISTA (for Spanish) and 1-800-577-TIPS (for English).
2024-01-24 18:24:47
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