MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A person of interest is in custody related to an attempted sexual assault in Central Park last week, sources told PIX11 News Tuesday.
The Manhattan man was arrested in a different forcible touching incident in the same area, sources said. Then, detectives were able then connect him as a person of interest in the Central Park attack from last Monday, sources said.
The man is suspected of exposing himself to a 21-year-old who was sunbathing in the park near West Drive and West 104th Street around 1:35 p.m., according to NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell. When she ran away, he tackled her from behind and the young woman fought him off, police said.
A few days later, police released a sketch of the alleged attacker and solicited the public’s help in searching, especially given no surveillance cameras caught the attack.
Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter from Los Angeles who has covered New York City since 2023. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.
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