Girl raped at knifepoint in park near NY Mets stadium
Teenagers' 'senior skip day' at New York beach leaves 1 person shot
Thousands of teens gathered in Long Beach in New York's Nassau County on Thursday, causing chaos in the seaside city. (Credit: FOX 5 New York)
NEW YORK – EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: An illegal immigrant Ecuadorian is in NYPD custody after a broad daylight sex attack in which police said a machete-wielding man approached two 13-year-olds, one a boy and one a girl, tied them together by the wrists and raped the girl at a popular park in Queens, according to sources.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed a person of interest was in custody but declined to provide additional details.
However, law enforcement sources tell Fox News that police arrested an Ecuardorian man Monday evening in connection with the crime. He entered the country illegally in 2021.
NEW YORK CITY GIRL, 13, SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AT KNIFEPOINT DURING BRAOD DAYLIGHT IN PARK: POLICE
Attached is a photo of the migrant who was arrested for sexual assault. His clothes are ripped, he is missing one of his shoes, and he is bruised up after residents subdued him and called 911. (Fox News)
The attack happened Thursday at Kissena Park, about 3 miles from where the New York Mets play at Citi Field and near the site of the 1964 World's Fair and the U.S. Open. The victim also went to school in the neighborhood.
Police had been offering a $10,000 reward in the case after obtaining surveillance video showing the suspect on a bicycle.
Police found him after neighbors recognized him from the wanted poster, held him down and called 911, sources said.
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A person of interest seen in a still image taken from surveillance video riding a bicycle prior to his arrest. (NYPD)
The two teens were walking in the middle of the day when police say a man in his 20s approached them with the blade, and forced them into a wooded area.
After the attack, he allegedly stole their cellphones and ran off.
The migrant had several low-level prior offenses, including subway fare jumping and drinking in public.
Police described him as a male Hispanic in his 20s with braces and a tattoo of a horned animal with red eyes on his chest.
