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Police on Monday were seeking help from the public in finding a man who sexually assaulted a woman in an elevator on the Lower East Side.
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Police on Monday were seeking help from the public in finding a man who sexually assaulted a woman in an elevator on the Lower East Side.
"I don't sleep, I cannot eat because that beast took my life," the alleged victim's grandmother said. "He broke my heart."
Java Street is typically the type of place where neighbors spend summer nights sitting out on their stoops. But, on Saturday night a man apparently raped a woman in front of an apartment building, according to authorities.
Anthony Criscuolo, 40, was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree rape, predatory sexual assault against a child, attempted rape and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said.
An elementary school teacher in the Bronx was arrested Wednesday and charged with raping a 10-year-old student.
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"These convictions and sentences serve as a measure of justice for the victims and send a message that sex trafficking will not be tolerated in Queens County," District Attorney Richard Brown said.
The 44-year-old woman had said she was walking alone along Riverside Drive at West 74th Street at around 5 a.m. when a man came up from behind her and said he was a "cop and an FBI agent," according to police.
A former sixth-grade English teacher is facing jail time after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Eric Dancy, 25, is also charged with assault, robbery, criminal sex act, sex abuse, unlawful imprisonment and other charges, police said.
The incident occurred shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday at 98th Street and 97th Avenue in Richmond Hill.
Jonathan Elsalam has pleaded not guilty to the rape and other charges against him. He's also facing a $10 million lawsuit filed by the student.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, about 5'9" or 5'10" and weighing 165 pounds with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black jeans.
A man has been charged with raping three women in separate attacks in Brooklyn this month.
There have been at least three attacks this month, police said. In each attack, the suspect strikes up a conversation with his victim, lures her to an isolated area and then rapes her, police said.
The first incident occurred on April 4, when he approached a 25-year-old woman near the intersection of Albany Avenue and Fenimore street, lured her to a parking lot and raped her, police said.
A New York City public schoolteacher was arrested Monday and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl over a period of months.
The incident happened near Corona Avenue at approximately 4:45 a.m. Monday.
A man was sentenced to 62 1/2 years in prison Monday for operating a violent sex trafficking ring out of his Upper East Side apartment.
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A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
Police Tuesday were asking for the public's help in finding a man who raped a woman back in September after inviting her to a motel in southern Brooklyn for what he said would be a job interview.
A man was caught by police trying to rape a 74-year-old woman Tuesday in the James Weldon Johnson Houses public housing development in East Harlem.
Police on Tuesday evening were asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted for allegedly raping a woman in the Laundromat where she worked in the Bronx.
Police Tuesday arrested a rape suspect in Queens, after they allegedly caught him trying to jump the turnstile at the Jamaica Center subway terminal.
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The weekend of snow in the New York City area finally wrapped up overnight, but don't let it fool you. Temperatures are about to plummet.
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