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Woman forced into NYC stairwell, raped by stranger: NYPD

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Tina Moore
Published March 5, 2023
Updated March 5, 2023, 10:07 a.m. ET
Police release video of suspect who forced woman into NYC stairwell, raped her
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A stranger followed a 21-year-old woman into an Upper West Side building and then raped her in a stairwell while threatening to “kill her if she didn’t comply,” police said Sunday.

The man followed the young woman into the building near West 65th Street and West End Avenue around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, cops said.

He then forced her into a stairwell, where he raped her.

“He basically made threats to her that he was going to kill her if she didn’t comply,” a police spokesman said.

The man can be seen taking off his jacket and tossing it over a fence in a video released by police. He fled on foot.

Suspect going into building.
The susepct followed the woman intot he building and threatened to “kill her if she didn’t comply.” DCPI

The woman was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The suspect is described as a male, 5’8” in height, approximately 150 lbs., and believed to be in his 30’s. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a gray sweatshirt, and black pants.

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Suspect.
The suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket, a gray sweatshirt, and black pants.DCPI
Suspect.
He is believed to be 5’8″ and in his 30’s.DCPI
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Anyone with information in regard to 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).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.  

All calls are strictly confidential.