Man arrested in rape of 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn

Thursday, November 14, 2019
CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police have arrested the man they believe raped a 13-year-old girl who was walking home from a friend's house in Brooklyn.

Kervins Germain, 29, is now charged with rape, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Authorities say Germain is NOT the man pictured in the video they released. They are still searching for that person, who police say convinced the victim to follow him to a nearby building, where he raped her.

It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, November 1, near East 102nd Street and Avenue M in Canarsie.

Germain was taken into custody Wednesday night.
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The victim was treated at the hospital.

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