EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police have made an arrest in the rape of a woman in Manhattan, and say the suspect lives in the apartment building where the attack occurred.
The NYPD says 43-year-old Julio Mendez approached a 46-year-old woman in the laundry room of his East Village building on Saturday morning and convinced her to follow him into the hallway, where he allegedly attacked her.
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The victim put up a fight and screamed, and the suspect fled the scene.
Mendez has been charged with rape, sexual abuse, criminal obstruction of breathing, assault and menacing.
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The apartment building, located on East 13th Street, provides housing to low-income residents who are deaf, blind or have other disabilities.
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