Rape In Public
Man is filmed attempting to rape in public a woman, 25, on Manhattan subway platform at 11am as bystanders yell at him to stop and she screams in terror.
A man was caught on video pushing a 25-year-old woman to the ground on an Upper East Side subway platform and attempting to rape her in New York City, police say.
The horrific attack took place at the Q train subway station at Lexington Avenue and East 63 Street around 11am on Saturday.
The woman said she was waiting for the train when the man approached her and pushed her to the ground.
BREAKING: Man attempted to rape a 25-year-old at 11 Saturday on the 63/Lexington St Q platform in Manhattan—bystanders recorded—suspect ran away. Details on #TODAYinNewYork at 9:30a. pic.twitter.com/bsyGNkvA2a
— myles miller (@MylesMill) August 30, 2020
In the original video the woman is heard screaming and the crowd yells at the suspect to get off of her.
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the individual to question him in connection to the attempted rape.
New York City has been reeling from a crime wave this year that has forced the police department to increase weekend patrols citywide.
Officials have linked the rise in crime to the pandemic, a surge in unemployment, civil unrest, and protests.
There was a 162 per cent increase in the number of shooting victims and a 166 per cent increase in the number of shooting incidents during the four-week period that ended on August 23 compared to the same period last year, police data shows.
During the four-week period ending on August 23, the city recorded 48 homicides – a 50 per cent increase from the 32 homicides that were recorded during the same period last year.
