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Felix Rojas Held Without Bail for Alleged Subway Necrophilia and Robbery

The 44-year-old faces attempted rape and grand larceny charges after surveillance footage captured him assaulting and robbing a deceased passenger on an R train in Manhattan.

Felix Rojas is arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on 2 counts of rape of a human corpse on the R train in Manhattan. (Curtis Means for Dailymail.com / Pool)
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Overview

  • Felix Rojas was arraigned on April 29 and ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to charges of attempted rape and grand larceny.
  • Surveillance footage shows Rojas assaulting the deceased Jorge Gonzalez, pausing only when the subway stopped at stations, before continuing his actions for approximately 30 minutes.
  • The victim, Jorge Gonzalez, 37, lost consciousness and died aboard the train on April 8, but the cause of death remains undetermined pending further medical examination.
  • Rojas surrendered to police on April 27 after his son identified him in surveillance images released by authorities earlier in the investigation.
  • The NYPD continues to search for a second suspect who allegedly robbed the victim’s body after Rojas’s assault, with public appeals for assistance ongoing.