Man follows woman off Manhattan-bound F train, attempts to rape her

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- Police are searching for a sexual predator wanted for an attempted rape in Manhattan.

Officials released photos and a video of the male suspect who followed a 25-year-old woman off a Manhattan-bound F train from Brooklyn on Saturday, February 20, around 9 p.m.
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They say the suspect approached the victim aboard the train and exited with her near the Chambers Street subway station, where he continued to follow her on the sidewalk.

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The suspect then pushed the woman into the entrance of a building on Franklin Street and tried to remove her clothing and sexually assault her.

The woman managed to fight off the suspect, who fled in an unknown direction.
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No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.



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