EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted rape in Manhattan, and they're hoping surveillance video will lead to an arrest.
The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. Monday in the vicinity of East 102nd Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem, where authorities say the male suspect followed a 31-year-old woman into her building and attempted to rape her as she climbed the stairs to her apartment.
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The victim fought off her attacker, who fled on foot.
The suspect is believed to be 18 years old, approximately 5-foot-5 and 130 pounds.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls are strictly confidential.