The "2024 Kissena Park sexual assault case" is an ongoing criminal case in New York State involving the kidnapping of two 13-year-old children in Kissena Park, Queens, and the subsequent rape of one of the children while the other was forced to watch. The case made global headlines in June 2024 and sparked a citywide manhunt in New York City for the perpetrator.[1]
| 2024 Kissena Park sexual assault case | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kissena Park, Queens, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°44′51″N 73°49′11″W / 40.74751°N 73.81971°W |
| Date | June 13th, 2024 3:00 p.m. (UTC−05:00) |
Attack type | Rape, kidnapping |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Victims | 2 |
| Charges | rape, sex abuse, robbery, menacing, unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of a weapon |
Incident
editOn June 13, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., two teenagers were inside of Kissena Park in Queens, New York, when an unidentified man approached them, produced a machete-style knife and forced them into the brush out of the sight of other pedestrians. The man then used shoelaces to tie the wrists and ankles of the teenagers, gagged them, took their cellphones from them and proceeded to cut their clothes off with the knife before raping one of the teenagers while forcing the other to watch.[2] The man then told the two teens to “stay put” for 20 minutes before fleeing the scene of the crime.[3][4]
Manhunt & arrest
editThe New York Police Department released a police sketch of the perpetrator and offered a $10,000 reward for information that would lead to his arrest - sparking a citywide manhunt.[5][6][7][8] A suspect has been arrested.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Looker, Rachel (June 19, 2024). "Man arrested in connection to rape of 13 year old in Queens". BBC. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Meko, Hurubie; Coleman, Maia (June 14, 2024). "Girl, 13, Sexually Assaulted at Knifepoint in Queens Park, Police Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ DeStefano, Anthony (June 19, 2024). "Queens residents help capture Christian Inga, man wanted in rape of 13-year-old girl, NYPD officials say". Newsday. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Videos". Fox News. June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Katersky, Aaron (June 18, 2024). "Migrant arrested in rape of 13-year-old in Queens park". ABC News. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Hernandez, Estefania (June 19, 2024). "Man charged with raping 13-year-old girl in Queens park". NY1. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Parry, Bill (June 14, 2024). "Urgent manhunt underway for 'animal' who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in Flushing park on Thursday: NYPD". qns.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Prussin, Mark; Dias, John; Bauman, Ali; Bisram, Jennifer (June 15, 2024). "Manhunt continues 48 hours after 13-year-old girl sexually assaulted at NYC park, police say - CBS New York". CBS News. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Police credit New Yorkers for suspect's arrest in the rape of a 13-year-old girl". The Washington Post. Associated Press. June 19, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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