Accused Child Rapist Escapes Cops In Midtown Manhattan: Police

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A man accused of sexually abusing twin 4-year-olds in Pennsylvania escaped capture in Midtown Tuesday by assaulting police who moved to arrest him, according to the NYPD and reports.

Regional Fugitive Task Force officers cornered Isaiah Metz, 22, at the Antonio Olivieri shelter on West 30th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues about 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to the NYPD.

But Metz — whom the Daily News reports faces more than 100 other sex-abuse-related charges in Pennsylvania — punched both officers in the head, bit one in the arm, and ran away, according to police.

Both officers were treated for their injuries at a nearby hospital.

Now police are once again searching for Metz, who has a listed address at a Broome Street youth shelter in SoHo and also goes by the name Decklyn McBride, according to the NYPD.

Metz — who has red hair, stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs approximately 165 pounds — was last seen wearing black-and-red pajama pants and a black hoodie, police said.

Pennsylvania authorities accuse Metz of assaulting the twins in Goldsboro on March 30 and possession of child pornography, the Daily News reports.

Anyone with information about Metz is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.