Man wanted for knifepoint rape inside Bronx hotel, police say
BRONX (WABC) -- Police released video on Thursday of a man wanted for a knifepoint rape at a Bronx hotel.
The video is from Hotel Opus in Baychester, where the attack happened and from the subway on August 29.
Police said the man entered a hotel room with a 25-year-old woman, took out a knife and robbed the victim of $400 cash.
The victim said he forced her to remove her clothes and assaulted her.
The suspect fled the location on foot, traveling southbound on East 222 Street.
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The suspect was last seen wearing glasses, a while t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and carrying a black backpack.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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