Overview

• Felix Rojas turned himself in to police on April 27 and has been charged with first-degree rape for allegedly sexually assaulting a deceased man on a southbound R train on April 9.
• The victim, identified as 37-year-old Jorge Gonzalez, was found dead on the train, though the cause of his death remains under investigation by the medical examiner.
• Investigators are also seeking a female suspect who allegedly stole property from Gonzalez on the train; she has not yet been apprehended.
• MTA surveillance footage captured the assault, and NYPD released images of the suspect to the public, which helped advance the investigation.
• Gonzalez’s estranged wife suggested his history of alcoholism and cirrhosis might have contributed to his death, but this has not been confirmed.