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Suspect Arrested In Connection To East Harlem Rape Investigation

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection to a rape investigation in East Harlem.

Police say 38-year-old Frankie Harris is accused of putting a 64-year-old woman in a chokehold until she was unconscious, then raping her.

The alleged attack happened around 11:30 p.m. Monday on East 111th Street and Second Avenue.

The victim was found by neighbors and taken to a local hospital, where she was placed in a medically induced coma.

Harris has been charged with attempted murder, rape, strangulation and sex abuse.

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