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22-Year-Old Woman Raped In East Village Home
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Lauren Evans
Published Jan 13, 2014
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A 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted as she entered her East Village home early this morning, after her attacker reportedly followed her into the hallway of her apartment building.
According to police, the assailant—described as a white or Hispanic man in his 30s—trailed the woman to her East 7th Street apartment around 4:15 a.m., at which point he allegedly forced his way into the front hallway and raped her.
The victim was taken to Beth Israel Hospital. Neighbors told EV Grieve that police arrived at the scene around 6:45 a.m.
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