Creep with rap sheet sought for repeatedly raping girl, 12, in NYC: cops

Joe Marino, Amanda Woods
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A creep with a rap sheet is wanted for repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl inside a Bronx building late last year, cops and sources said Wednesday.

Thomas Barnaby, 30, is suspected of raping the pre-teen inside a residential building at East 165th Street and River Avenue in the Concourse neighborhood between Dec. 19 and Dec. 23, 2023, authorities said.

The sick crimes were reported on Dec. 30, cops said.

His exact relationship to the the young victim is unclear.

Thomas Barnaby, 30, is suspected of raping a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions back in December in a Concourse, Bronx building, cops said. NYPD
Thomas Barnaby, 30, is suspected of raping a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions back in December in a Concourse, Bronx building, cops said. NYPD

Police released a mugshot of Barnaby – who has six open arrests, the most serious being for a 2016 robbery, law enforcement sources said.

The others were for theft of service, according to the sources.

Barnaby was still at large Wednesday, authorities said.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.