NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD on Tuesday released an image from surveillance video of the suspect in an attempted rape of an 18-year-old woman on a subway car in Harlem.
The attacker followed the teenager onto southbound 2 train leaving the 125th Street subway station just before midnight on Sunday, according to police.
He exposed himself and tried to pull down the victim’s pants, but a good Samaritan intervened and helped her escape to another subway car, officials said.
The would-be rapist fled the train at the 42nd Street subway station, according to authorities.
The victim reportedly traveled by private means to Kings County Hospital Center for treatment.
Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can be submitted to the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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