Daniel Maurer 303 East Eighth StreetA 51-year-old man was arrested for raping a woman on Saturday morning, an N.Y.P.D. spokesman said.
The victim told the police that the suspect threw her to the ground outside of 303 East Eighth Street at around 8:19 a.m. and attacked her. The suspect was arrested at the scene between Avenues B and C. The victim — whose age was not available — was treated at Bellevue Hospital and had bruising to the face, according to the spokesman.
A resident in the area commented on EV Grieve that a person walked out of a building nearby, saw the crime and called 911.
According to the latest crime statistics, the incident is at least the tenth rape this year in the Ninth Precinct, which covers the East Village.
