Suspect in custody after victim raped on No. 1 train in Greenwich Village
GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A suspect is in custody on Thursday afternoon after a man was raped on a No. 1 train in Greenwich Village.
The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Mohammad Azeem. He is charged with rape, sex abuse and forcible touching.
The incident happened on Saturday, just after 4 a.m., aboard a train near the Christopher Street station.
Authorities say the attacker made sexual remarks and demanded money from the 27-year-old victim before forcing him to perform a sex act.
The suspect then ran off from the subway station.
The victim was taken to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital and was said to be stable.
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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