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NYPD searching for a man accused of raping a 13-y-o girl in Van Cortlandt Park
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Ryan Kost
Published Jun 27, 2026
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The NYPD is searching for a man they say raped a 13-year-old girl inside Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx earlier this week.
The girl was riding a northbound Bx9 bus around 10 p.m. Tuesday, when a man approached her, police said. After the two got off the bus near Broadway and West 261st Street, the man grabbed the girl and took her into a wooded area of the park, where the NYPD says he sexually assaulted her.
The man ran from the scene and emergency service workers took the girl to a hospital in stable condition, police said.
Surveillance images from the bus show the man wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with a horseshoe insignia and a chinstrap beard with no moustache.
Police are asking anyone with information on the assault to call the NYPD’s Sex Crimes Hotline at (212) 267-7273 or (646) 610-7272, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Spanish speakers can call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Tips can also be submitted at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or to @NYPDTips on X.
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Ryan Kost
Ryan Kost is a reporter on the day-of news desk, where he covers breaking news and writes enterprise stories about jails, courts, prosecutors and government accountability. His work focuses on the public institutions that shape life in New York. Before joining the newsroom, he lead a multi-part investigation with Columbia Journalism Investigations and New York Focus into how New York prosecutors handle wrongful conviction claims. He's also been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle, The Associated Press and The Oregonian. Got a tip? Signal: ryankost.20
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