Crime & Safety

Sunnyside Man Arrested After Good Samaritan Stops Rape Attempt: NYPD

A man from Sunnyside has been charged after the attempted rape of a woman in northern Queens on Sunday, the police said.

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The suspect was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted rape, sex abuse, sexual misconduct, forcible touching and assault, the police said.
The suspect was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted rape, sex abuse, sexual misconduct, forcible touching and assault, the police said. (Courtesy of NYPD)

QUEENS – A Sunnyside man has been charged with attempted rape and sexual abuse after a woman was attacked in northern Queens on Sunday, authorities said Thursday.

Wilson Kim, 41, stands accused of attacking the 47-year-old woman on 147 Street and Roosevelt Avenue in the Queens neighborhood of Murray Hill about 2 a.m. Sunday, the NYPD said.

Kim is accused of pushing the woman to the ground and trying to pull down her pants, police said.

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A good Samaritan intervened and the would-be rapist fled, according to police.

The woman suffered minor injuries, police said.

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