Police: 2 Men Sought For Attempted Rape In Prospect Park South
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD wants your help identifying two men they say tried to rape a women in Prospect Park South.
Police say two men followed a 25-year-old woman down the street near Tennis Court and Ocean Avenue at around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning.
One of the men then shoved her against a parked car and began sexually assaulting her, police said.
The victim managed to push the suspect off of her and got into a nearby building, police said. The two followed and attacked the woman in the building's vestibule, where they tried to pull her pants off, according to police.
When the victim fought back, one of the suspects punched her repeatedly and threw her to the ground.
The attack was interrupted when a building resident entered the vestibule, and the suspects took off.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers a 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or in Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also log on to the Crime Stoppers website, or text a tip to CRIMES (274637) and then entering TIP577.
