Woman Fights Off Would-Be Rapist in Williamsburg Stairwell: NYPD

Pictured: the suspect. Image via NYPD

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police arrested a Williamsburg man this weekend for allegedly attempting to rape a woman in her apartment building on May 3.

On that night, Hasson Durham, 21, followed a 37-year-old woman into her Williamsburg building, located near the intersection of Driggs Avenue and S. 8th St., at about 8:30 p.m., police said.

Durham then approached her in the stairwell and pulled down her pants, according to the NYPD.

However, the woman was able to shout for help and fight Durham off, police said — causing the alleged would-be rapist to flee southbound on Driggs Avenue.

As of Sunday, Durham was being held on $25,000 cash bail, according to police records.

This attempted rape took place in the NYPD's 90th Precinct.

According to official police statistics, through May 1, major crimes in the 90th had collectively decreased about 3.5 percent compared to the same time period last year.

Sexual crimes were a different story. Rapes in the precinct doubled from 5 in the first four months of 2015, police records show, to 10 in the first four months of 2016.