Man with 16 Prior Arrests Charged in Attempted Rape of 83-Year-Old in Upper Manhattan
A homeless man with an extensive arrest record was charged Sunday in the attempted rape of an elderly woman at her Upper Manhattan apartment. He was identified after police stopped him on a Queens subway train.
Suspect nabbed on subway after October attack on elderly Manhattan woman
A homeless man with 16 prior arrests has been charged with the attempted rape of an 83-year-old woman at her Upper Manhattan apartment, NY Post Metro reports, citing police and law-enforcement sources.
Yahiness Holden, 33, was taken into custody in Queens and charged in connection with an Oct. 26 incident at Vermilyea Avenue and West 204th Street. His prior record includes arrests for forcible touching and weapons possession.
Officers stopped Holden after he was seen occupying multiple seats on a Queens subway train. During questioning, investigators matched him to surveillance footage recorded after the attack, law-enforcement sources said.
According to police, Holden followed the elderly victim into her building shortly before 9 a.m. on Oct. 26. Once she reached her apartment, he exposed himself and made "sexual advances." The NYPD said that "after a slight struggle, the individual was unsuccessful in entering the apartment and fled the location on foot." The victim was treated for minor injuries.
Holden faces charges of attempted rape, assault, two counts of burglary, stalking, and attempted sexual abuse. He was awaiting arraignment as of Sunday.
The case comes amid a broader pattern in the city's crime data. Despite overall decreases in major crimes this year, rape figures have trended upward: 1,774 incidents were reported citywide through Nov. 1, compared to 1,740 over the same period last year — a roughly 2% increase, according to police data cited by NY Post Metro.
Source: NY Post Metro