Violent sexual predator on the loose after woman attacked in Harlem apartment

HARLEM (WABC) -- A violent sexual predator is on the loose in Harlem.

Police say the man attacked a 60-year-old woman inside the compacter room of a building on East 131st Street.

The man pushed the woman to the floor, tried to rape her, and then choked her. She is recovering after suffering cuts and bruises.