NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD released surveillance footage on Monday asking for the public's help to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a rape that occurred in Bedford-Stuyvesant early Sunday.
It happened at approximately 12:34 a.m. near Willoughby and Bedford avenues, officials said.
According to police, a 27-year-old woman was approached from behind by the suspect on an e-bike who slapped her buttocks over her clothing. After the victim tried to enter her apartment building, the suspect followed her inside and sexually assaulted her before fleeing on the e-bike.
EMS transported the victim to a local hospital in stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Sex Crimes Hotline at 212-267-7273 or 646-610-7272, the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
