A Bronx sicko raped a 19-year-old girl as she sat on a bench on Wednesday morning – in the future after a unique predator attacked one other girl within the borough, cops mentioned.
The creep had his personal space uncovered as he stormed as much as the teenager round 3 a.m. at Park Avenue and East 183rd Avenue in Belmont, grabbed her and raped her, authorities and sources mentioned.
The menace, seen in NYPD footage carrying all black together with his hood pulled up, then fled the scene.
The sufferer refused medical consideration on the scene, cops mentioned.
In a separate assault early Tuesday, Nicholas Dejesus, 42, grabbed a 33-year-old girl’s neck from behind as she stood on Broadway close to West 230th Avenue in Kingsbridge at round 5:30 a.m., cops and sources mentioned.
“Give it to me or I’ll kill you,” the creep instructed her, in keeping with authorities.
The sicko repeatedly punched the sufferer within the face as she resisted, leaving her dazed and dizzy earlier than forcing himself on her, cops mentioned.
Dejesus, who was on parole for theft, was arrested about 12 hours later and charged with rape, sexual abuse, assault and harassment, police mentioned.
Rapes are up by 27.5% within the Bronx to date this yr, with 380 such assaults reported in comparison with 298 throughout the identical interval in 2024, in keeping with the newest NYPD knowledge.
Citywide statistics present an identical surge, with 1,484 rapes reported throughout the 5 boroughs to date this yr – a couple of 21 % enhance from the 1,182 reported throughout that timeframe in 2024.
