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NYPD Releases Surveillance Video in Bronx Hotel Rape Investigation

The case comes during a year of higher reported rapes in the 47th Precinct as well as citywide.

Overview

  • The assault occurred around 9 a.m. on Aug. 29 inside Hotel OPUS at 1440 East 222nd Street in Baychester, police said.
  • Investigators say the man entered the room with the woman, displayed a knife, took $400, forced her to undress, raped her, then fled south on East 222nd Street.
  • EMS brought the 25-year-old to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where she was listed in stable condition; law-enforcement sources said the two were acquaintances.
  • Newly released video shows the suspect at a hotel-room door and later entering a subway station; he has a dark complexion, wears glasses, a white T‑shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers, and carries a black backpack.
  • Police ask anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers by phone, online submission, app, or text; tips can be submitted confidentially.