Suspect At Large Following Sunset Park Sexual Assault: NYPD

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — A 38-year-old woman was sexually assaulted inside her apartment building late Saturday night, and police are searching for the man (pictured above) believed to be responsible for the crime.

The woman exited the R train at its 25th Street station stop shortly after 10 p.m. on Oct. 22, according to the NYPD. She was then followed to her apartment building by the suspect, who entered the building with her, followed her up the stairs, and grabbed her in between the first and second floor.

"A struggle ensued and the victim fell onto the stairs where she was sexually abused," according to the NYPD, after which the man fled the scene.

The woman sustained minor injuries, and refused medical attention, police said.

Police subsequently identified a suspect who had also been captured on surveillance footage (embedded below).

Detectives describe the suspect as a 23-year-old male with a light complexion, standing between five-foot-eight-inches and five-foot-ten-inches and weighing between 150 and 160 pounds.

The suspect has short, straight black hair, and was last seen wearing a two-toned bubble jacket and dark jeans.

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

This crime occurred in the NYPD's 72nd Precinct, which patrols Sunset Park, South Slope and Windsor Terrace. Through Oct. 16, major crimes in the 72nd were collectively up 3.7 percent compared to the same period in 2015, according to official police statistics.

A total of 16 sexual assaults were recorded in the precinct through Oct. 16, compared to 18 during the same period last year.

This month, Capt. Emmanuel Gonzalez, who leads the 72nd, told Patch that no arrests have been made in connection to a sexual assault caught on camera in Windsor Terrace this past June. He also said that incident was the only sexual assault of the 18 recorded until that point where the assailant was unknown to the victim.

The neighborhood coordination officers (NCOs) responsible for South Slope and Windsor Terrace will host their next community meeting on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Hall inside Holy Name Church, located at 245 Prospect Park West.

Pictured at top: the suspect in the crime. Image via NYPD.