NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A would-be robber dragged a woman down a Brooklyn street and sexually abused her this week, police said Thursday as they released surveillance video of a suspect.
The 24-year-old woman was walking near White Street and Seigel Street in East Williamsburg around 9 p.m. Monday when the man came up to her from behind and grabbed her by the throat, police said.
The man then pushed her against a wall and demanded money, according to police, who said the woman told the man she only had $20.
The man then dragged the woman eastbound down Siegel Street and pushed her against a parked car, where he sexually abused her, police said.
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The suspect released the woman and fled northbound down Bushwick Avenue after a person in the parked vehicle witnessed the attack, according to police.
The man was last seen entering the Montrose Avenue L-line station at 9:13 p.m.
Police said the woman was not physically injured in the attack and no property was taken.
Police described the suspect as a man in his 20s who was last seen wearing a gray and black hooded sweat jacket, a dark colored backpack, a black Chicago Bulls baseball cap, dark colored jeans, black and white sneakers, and a black Nike face mask.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
