NEW YORK — Police have arrested a Bronx man for allegedly dragging an elderly woman who was walking down the street into a garage and sexually assaulting her. Several witnesses reportedly saw the attack, but none helped, according to police sources.
Ange Roque, 36, from Beaumont Avenuewas arrested Thursday afternoon on various charges of rape and sexual assault.
The ordeal occurred shortly after 6 a.m. last Saturday near the intersection of East 189th Street there Webster Avenue in Fordham Heights, police said, a few blocks from the Fordham University campus.
The victim, 68, was waiting for a friend to pick her up near Fordham Plaza when the suspect allegedly assaulted her.
According to police, the suspect grabbed her and then grabbed her by the neck before sexually assaulting her inside the garage. He tried to take off her clothes, but couldn’t, and instead forced her to perform a sex act on him.
The suspect then fled and headed south on Third Avenue, police said.
According to law enforcement sources, what worries many community residents is that people saw the attack but no one responded or called 9-1-1.
The woman was taken to hospital with injuries and is expected to recover.