A crime scene on Jan. 29 (above). The suspect was said to have first trailed a woman into an elevator in a different building in Stuyvesant Town but left when he encountered another person in the elevator. He then walked across a sidewalk to the above building where he attacked a 14-year-old girl, the DA charged.
A crime scene on Jan. 29 (above). The suspect was said to have first trailed a woman into an elevator in a different building in Stuyvesant Town but left when he encountered another person in the elevator. He then walked across a sidewalk to the above building where he attacked a 14-year-old girl, the DA charged. ( Photo: Tim McCann)

The vicious assault of a 14-year-old girl took place in broad daylight in the stairwell of a building in the Stuyvesant Town complex on the East Side of Manhattan. Residents have been critical of management’s response to the sexual assault.

Suspect in Stuy Town Teen Rape Faces 17 Count Indictment

19 Feb 2026 | 06:44
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The homeless man who was arrested for the vicious rape of a 14 year-old girl in Stuyvesant Town is now facing a 17 count felony indicement for the attack on Jan. 29.

”This brutal, broad daylight attack horrified this community and the entire borough,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “As...

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