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Brooklyn Serial Rape Suspect Seen In Surveillance Video Turns Himself In, Swears Innocence
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John Del Signore
Published Jun 7, 2011
Modified Jun 7, 2011
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Police are questioning a man who was the target of a citywide manhunt in connection with a series of attempted rapes and one alleged rape in Sunset Park and Park Slope. Earlier today we shared video of the man inside a Dunkin' Donuts; this person has since come forward, but he insists he's innocent.
At a press conference today, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters, "We had an individual who turned himself in and said he is the one that's on the tape... but he claims that he didn't have anything to do with the crime. The investigation is ongoing. We're still talking to this individual." Kelly said the man recognized himself in the video-surveillance footage, and maintains he "didn't have anything to do with the crimes."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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