Police look for man in apartment building sodomy

LOWER EAST SIDE The attack happened inside the LaGuardia Houses on January 18 around 7:30 a.m. Police say the 19-year-old victim was followed into an apartment building and into the elevator, at which point the suspect pulled a knife, forced the woman out of the elevator and into the stairwell and sodomized her.

The suspect also took pictures of the victim with a camera phone before fleeing down the stairs.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male with a dark complexion, apporximately 18 to 23 years old. He is 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 and weighs about 200 pounds. He has a medium build and a medium black Afro. He was last seen wearing a black North Face jacket, blue jeans and black boots.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.