A man was taken into custody in the knifepoint rape of a 13-year-old girl in a New York City park, the NYPD announced on Tuesday afternoon.
The development in the disturbing case — which one police called a "satanic incident" — came after authorities on Monday night released images of the suspected rapist, identified as Christian Geovanny Inga, riding a bicycle.
Inga is a migrant from Ecuador who entered the U.S. in 2021 with his daughter, officials said at a news conference announcing the arrest.
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Fellow residents of a rooming house in Queens recognized him in the images released by police and attacked the man, with one calling 911 and saying cops should "come get him.".
New Yorkers, we need your help in tracking down this monster who held a child at knife point and sexually assaulted her in Kissena Park. If you know him, if you see him, call the NYPD at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and help put him where he belongs, behind bars. All calls are… pic.twitter.com/iptbEjCG4x
— NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry (@NYPDDaughtry) June 17, 2024
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The attack on the girl took place Thursday afternoon in Kissena Park in Queens, where the girl and a 13-year-old boy were confronted by a man wielding a knife who forced them into a wooded area.
The assailant, who has a tattoo of a boar with red eyes on his chest, tied the children's wrists together, then assaulted the girl and stole both kids' phones.
