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Cops: Woman Sexually Assaulted By Serial Rape Suspect And 2nd Attacker
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Ben Yakas
Published Jul 1, 2012
Modified Jul 1, 2012
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Police are still searching for the 20-year-old man who is suspected of sexual abuse, rape and robbery in Queens' 112 Precinct, which covers Rego Park and Forest Hills—and now the NYPD says he was involved in a fourth sexual assault, this time with a partner. Police say that Ibrahima Ragis and a unidentified partner (who you can see in the sketch above) attacked a 20-year-old woman in front of 97-11 Horace Harding Expressway on June 22.
The unidentified suspect sexually assaulted the woman from behind; the woman, who had been walking with a shopping cart, hit him with it. Then Ragis allegedly ran up to the victim, threw her to the ground and attempted to rape her; the woman fought back and the both men fled. The victim was brought to an area hospital where she was treated for bruising and lacerations to her body.
Ragis is also wanted for three other sexual assaults since May. He is suspected of sexually abusing and robbing a 19-year-old woman at knifepoint May 19 in Forest Hills; he is suspected of raping a 17-year-old woman in front of her Forest Hills home at knifepoint on May 28; and he is suspected of robbing a 22-year-old woman in her Forest Hills home.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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