Maniac on the loose after he follows woman into NYC building and rapes her: cops

Amanda Woods, Joe Marino
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Video released by the NYPD late Sunday shows the perv walking along the sidewalk – at first passing the entrance to the building – but then doubling back when he spots the victim entering, grabbing the door and walking inside.
Video released by the NYPD late Sunday shows the perv walking along the sidewalk - at first passing the entrance to the building - but then doubling back when he spots the victim entering, grabbing the door and walking inside.

A fiend who stealthily followed a woman into a Soho apartment building and raped her was on the loose Monday, authorities and sources said.

The attacker threatened to shoot the 23-year-old victim in a terrifying ordeal after he snuck into the building near Thompson and Prince streets at around 4:10 a.m. Sunday, cops said.

Video released by the NYPD late Sunday shows the perv walking along the sidewalk, at first passing the entrance to the residence, but then doubling back when he spots someone entering — possibly the victim — before grabbing the door and walking inside.

The sicko targeted the woman at a residential building near Thompson and Prince streets, cops said. NYPD
The sicko targeted the woman at a residential building near Thompson and Prince streets, cops said. NYPD

The victim was walking up the stairs to her apartment when the sicko — who was walking down from the third floor — walked past her, law enforcement sources said.

As the unsuspected woman continued walking upstairs, the callous attacker grabbed her from behind, pushed her into the second-floor hallway and put her in a chokehold, cutting off her breath, the sources said.

“Don’t scream or I’ll kill you, I have a gun,” he snarled at the victim, according to the sources.

He also shoved her to the ground, causing bleeding and cuts on her right knee — before raping her, cops and sources said.

The woman was taken to a local hospital for a medical evaluation, police said.

The suspect at first walked past the building — but then doubled back and went inside right behind the young victim, video shows. NYPD
The suspect at first walked past the building — but then doubled back and went inside right behind the young victim, video shows. NYPD

The suspect had not been caught by Monday.

He is described as having a dark complexion and slim build, and he was last seen wearing a black hoodie with red lettering that forms a heart shape, gray pants with stripes and orange sneakers.

The victim was hospitalized for an evaluation and the alleged rapist had not been caught by Monday. NYPD
The victim was hospitalized for an evaluation and the alleged rapist had not been caught by Monday. NYPD

Anyone with information on the crime 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.