Man Arrested After Following Woman Onto Subway, Trying To Rape Her: Police

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A Crown Heights man was arrested Wednesday for following a woman onto a Q train, groping her, then trying to rape her when she got off the train at Herald Square, police said.

Jaquan Whittle, 25, was arrested and charged with attempted rape, assault, forcible touching and harassment, according to police said.

The 23-year-old woman was followed onto the Prospect Park Q stop around 5:20 p.m. Monday night, police said. Whittle man slapped her butt when she walked through the turnstiles, police said.

When she got off the train at Herald Square, he followed her down the escalators, grabbed her arms, police said.

That's when Whittle bit her chest and then fled after a struggle, according to police. The woman refused medical attention.

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