NEW YORK — A man is in custody after a brutal assault and rape on an Upper West Side stairwell in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police say Jamel McIver, 30, of East 121st Street, faces charges of rape, robbery for sexual purposes and a criminal sexual act in connection with the incident that occurred at 1 a.m. Saturday near West End Avenue and West 65th Street. .
The suspect allegedly followed the 21-year-old woman into a building and then into an elevator, before dragging her up a nearby stairwell, where he allegedly assaulted her.
She told police that he forced her out before running off on foot. The woman was taken to a hospital.
