As crime remains a major issue in the Big Apple, a 21-year-old visitor from St. Louis was tricked and then raped by a guy volunteering to aid her at a New York City subway station near Times Square.
On September 1 at around three in the morning, the lady was at the hub at the 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue station. when her assailant arrived.
At first, the guy started talking to her and offered to tour her around the station, which connects to numerous lines of the New York City subway.
According to the NYPD, he led her to the end of a platform next to a tunnel after taking her to a few stops before halting at an ending spot and raping her there.
Following the incident, the 21-year-old victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment. It’s unknown how she’s doing.
A 21-year-old visiting New York City from St. Louis was hoodwinked and then raped by a man offering to help her in a New York City subway station at Times Square as crime continues to be a huge problem in the Big Apple
The woman was at the hub at the 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue station on September 1 at around 3 a.m. when her attacker showed up
The man initially said he was going to help show her around the station, which leads to several lines on the New York City subway. After riding with her to a few stations before stopping at an ending location, he brought her to the end of a platform near a tunnel and raped her, according to the NYPD
The alleged attacker was still at large as of Friday morning, police said.
The NYPD put out an artist’s sketch of him on late Thursday, describing the unidentified man as dark-skinned, with facial hair and a forehead scar.
He was last seen wearing burgundy and gold shorts, as well as black and white Crocs.
This comes as crime continues to be a huge problem in the Big Apple under new Mayor Eric Adams, who ran on a promise to stop rising crime.
Rapes are up 9.9 percent in New York City through September 4 compared to the already high rates in 2021.
The NYPD put out an artist’s sketch of him on late Thursday, describing the unidentified man as dark-skinned, with facial hair and a forehead scar
This comes as crime continues to be a huge problem in the Big Apple under new Mayor Eric Adams, who ran on a promise to stop rising crime
Subway crime has remained a big problem for the NYPD, Mayor Adams and the MTA to solve
Overall crime is up over 35 percent from this point in 2021, with only murders and shootings down from last year.
Subway crime has been a particular problem for New York City, the police and the MTA.
Hammer attacks, feces smearing, fatal shovings and a smoke bomb-mass shooting have become risks for those traversing the trains in New York.
On January 15, Deloitte executive Michelle Go was on the N/Q/R/W platform at West 42nd Street and Broadway – very close to the station where the 21-year-old was attacked – at around 9.40am on Saturday when Simon shoved her from behind with both hands while she looked down at her phone, authorities said.
Go was struck by a train and pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel. Simon fled the scene and turned himself in to police soon after the attack.