A man arrived at a New York City public park in broad daylight and “forcibly” raped a 13-year-old girl, police said.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) said a 13-year-old girl and her friend, a 13-year-old boy, were in Kissena Park in Queens, New York, on Thursday, June 13 at 3:30 p.m.
Authorities said the young teens were approached by a Hispanic man, who showed them a knife and demanded they follow him into the woods.
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Police released a portrait of the suspect who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in a Queens park on Thursday. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
In a secluded area of the park, the suspect took the teens' cell phones before tying their wrists with a shoelace.
Police said that after the children were helplessly tied up, the suspect “forcibly” sexually assaulted the girl.
After raping the young woman, the suspect disappeared from the park.
The 13-year-old girl was raped in Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing Queens, New York. (Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The teens were able to free themselves and run to the school across the street, and then called 911.
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They were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
The NYPD offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information about the rape incident.
A sketch of the suspect's wild boar tattoo was also released. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
Suspect Description
The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, about 5' 5″ in his 20s with curly hair, last seen wearing red sneakers and carrying a green backpack.
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He appeared to have braces on his teeth and had a tattoo of a wild boar or bull with red eyes on his chest.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Fox News Digital has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
