Sexual Assault in Greenwood Heights (23rd and 6th Ave)

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According to postings on Brooklynian and Gowanus Lounge, there was a sexual assault yesterday AM on 6th Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets. The posters in the neighborhood state:

Perpetrator was last seen fleeing down 24th Street on a mountain bike wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt. If you have any information, please contact police (72nd Precinct) at (718) 965 6311.

The suspect in the early AM rape in Bay Ridge has been caught. I haven't heard about the early AM rapist in Fort Greene, I think he has not yet been apprehended. Hopefully more details about this situation will come out - like a more specific description of the suspect - so that anyone who saw this person before or after the crime can give details.

Community Board 7 and the folks at Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights would like to know what you know AFTER calling the 72nd Precinct. You can e-mail them at communityboard7@yahoo.com and info@ccgreenwoodhts.com respectively.

Sexual Assault Article in the Daily News

Saturday morning surveillance tape caught this (alleged) offender in the act. The attack occured on 7th Avenue and 64th Street just before 7 AM. The officers were looking for drug activity, but they found more nefarious activities instead.

Sad, sad, sad. Hopefully the teenager will get both physical and emotional support. Too many times the targets of these crimes end up blaming themselves and/or being stigmatized.

Read the article here.