Police are hoping for tips from the public as they released a sketch of the man suspected of raping a woman in her Prince Street apartment building on early Tuesday morning.
The suspect allegedly followed the victim from the subway and asked her for a cigarette; when she went into her building, he followed her upstairs, dragging her into the courtyard and assaulted her. The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, about 5'8" and 200 pounds, with a pockmarked face. He also used a box cutter or razor to threaten the victim.
Soho residents were hopeful the police would make an arrest. One woman told WNBC, “I hope they find the person...you never want anyone to be attacked or feel vulnerable or feel like they can’t be in the city alone at night.” And a person whose parents live in the same building told WCBS 2, "[The victim is] a young pretty girl from the neighborhood, just a nice person. That brutal rape and they passed my mom's door to get to that basement area. It's scary."
While crime statistics show that rapes are up more than 100% versus the same period last year (7--including this rape--vs. 3 in 2007), Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, "The numbers are very small. We don't see it as a trend. It used to be a business community and now it is a residential community."




Has smallpox made a resurgence?
So many pretty young transplants, so little time..
I hope they get this sicko soon.
I'm waiting for Gawker to do a post about this post.
this guy should have gotten rid of his pock-marks.
well, people who feel bad make bad decisions.
i wonder what kind of bad decisions he'll make next, providing the authorities with enough evidence to put a giant stick up his ass and see how he feels when his asshole's bleeding profusely for 25 years.
if it were up to me, i'd say neuter his balls. dogs don't wanna rape or have sex after being neutered, y'know?
is that black earl?
Calling Al Sharpton.....
He really should stop smoking. It's one of the causes of eczema.
i hope he doesn't reproduce and waste society's resources. if he gets caught i hope they cut off his balls and feed it to him after, they rape his ass with a stick.