What to know
- A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to decades in prison for a violent sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman in Canarsie more than two years ago, the local district attorney said.
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday that Shinol John, 36, of Brownsville, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted last month of two counts of first-degree rape, sexual act, felony first degree and second degree sexual assault. motivated crime after a jury trial.
- On August 16, 2020, at around 2:30 am near Rockaway Avenue in Canarsie, the young woman was walking home from a party when Shinol John, who was unknown to her, ambushed her from behind.
NEW YORK – A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to decades in prison for a violent sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman in Canarsie more than two years ago, the local district attorney said.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday that Shinol John, 36, of Brownsville, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted last month of two counts of first-degree rape, sexual act, felony first degree and second degree sexual assault. motivated crime after a jury trial.
John also faces 20 years of post-release supervision as part of his sentence.
Gonzalez said according to evidence, on Aug. 16, 2020, at around 2:30 a.m. near Rockaway Avenue in Canarsie, the young woman was walking home from a party when John, who was unknown, gave her a ambush behind. John then grabbed her by the neck, punched her in the face and head and dragged her to a grassy area where he forced her to the ground, Gonzalez said.
John pulled her panties down and raped her, according to the evidence. He put his hands on her neck, told her not to talk about her and threatened to cut her neck with a knife. He also told her that she had a gun before momentarily walking away, telling her not to move, before returning and raping her a second time.
John went on to tell his victim to count to 30 and not move as he walked away, again. Two passers-by saw her and rushed to help him, eventually calling 911.
Though John returned to the area, he left once he saw bystanders helping his victim, the district attorney said, adding the woman was taken to Kings County Hospital, where she was treated for swelling. and bruising around the eye, as well as pain in the eye. her eye and jaw.
According to González, citing evidence, one of the witnesses stopped a patrol car. The police located John and arrested him.
“Today’s lengthy prison sentence holds the defendant accountable for this violent and traumatic attack on an innocent woman, and I am grateful to the victim for her courageous cooperation during this process,” said González. “My office is deeply committed to aggressively pursuing justice for victims. of sexual assault and Brooklyn is safer with this defendant behind bars.”
