Brooklyn Women On Edge After Park Slope Rape
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A rapist is on the loose in Brooklyn after a brazen daytime attack.
Police said an armed, masked man demanded money from a 22-year-old worker at a Park Slope bakery. When the victim said she didn't have any, the attacker forced the woman, who was working alone, to a back room and raped her just before 9 a.m. on Friday, police said.
Authorities declined to release further details about the incident to avoid identifying the victim.
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Officials transported the victim to Kings County Hospital, where she was treated and released.
The NYPD described the suspect as a black male, 160 pounds, 5-feet-5-inches tall and wearing dark clothing.
Women in the area are on edge and hope the suspect will be caught soon.
"I hope they catch him. Rape is a very, very devastating thing, and I hope they catch him—whoever he is," one woman told 1010 WINS.
"I'm pretty cautious in regards to going out when I think I could be in danger, but yeah, that's definitely a concern. That's a huge concern," another woman said.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
