Hunt for Commuter Rapist

Man rapes tourist in her hotel room

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK, July 12- Cops are on the hunt for a rapist who attacked a tourist in her Bronx hotel room. Investigators say the sex fiend targeted his victim while they were riding on a Bronx-bound subway car. 

On July 11, cops say the victim had engaged the suspect while on a Bronx-bound subway train at East 14th and Union Square. According to published reports the 33-year-old woman had asked the man for directions in the Bronx. He told her he was going the same way and they had a conversation. 

At her hotel room at around 4 a.m., the woman heard a knock on her door. Once she opened the door, the man pushed his way inside the room and raped her. 

Police released surveillance video taken from within the hallway of the hotel. On the tape the suspect is seen wearing a Chicago Bulls cap, white T-shirt and red shorts. He has a tattoo of the name "Tiffany" on the inside of the left forearm and a tattoo of a scorpion and the name "Ivan" on his right shoulder/biceps.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential. 




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