You are reading

12-Year-Old Boy Arrested in Connection to Attempted Rape in Ridgewood: NYPD

(NYPD)

July 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to the attempted rape of a woman in Ridgewood earlier this week.

The boy faces a series of charges, including sex abuse, in relation to the incident that took place near Gates Avenue and Cypress Avenue Monday morning.

The suspect allegedly followed the 37-year-old victim into her apartment building at around 8 a.m. and pushed the woman to the floor, police said.

The boy threatened her by saying that he had a knife and then tried to remove her clothing, according to police.

He ran outside and fled the scene on foot after the woman fought back, police said.

Police initially described the suspect as a Hispanic man, aged between 20 to 30 years old.

The NYPD said they had arrested and charged a 12-year-old boy in the case Tuesday night.

Police charged the boy with sex abuse, assault, robbery, burglary, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.

email the author: news@queenspost.com

3 Comments

Click for Comments 
Sara Ross

Most 12 year olds are playing video games or some sport. His mother must be so proud he did this to somebody. Try him as an adult. The law about not mentioning a criminal’s name because of their age should be outlawed because if they thought of doing certain crimes to people, they deserve to have their name publicized.

Reply
Anonymous

12 year olds look like 20 year olds now. Who cares about his age tho, send him to rikers

Reply

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Woman’s body pulled from East River near Fort Totten identified as Whitestone resident: NYPD

The NYPD identified the woman whose lifeless body was pulled from the chilly waters off Little Bay Park near Fort Totten on Sunday morning.

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call from a local fisherman who spotted an unconscious body floating in Little Bay along the East River at 11:15 a.m. An NYPD harbor unit brought the body to shore near the Cross Island Parkway and Totten Road, and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.

Masked men rob Richmond Hill cellphone store at knifepoint, lock employee in bathroom: NYPD

Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for two masked men who robbed a cellphone store at knifepoint on the night of Wednesday, March 19.

The suspect walked into the corner shop at 112-02 Jamaica Ave. just before 8 p.m., pulled a knife on the 22-year-old store employee, and demanded he give them his property before locking the victim in a bathroom, police said Sunday. The perpetrators removed electronics and cash, totaling $3,050, before exiting the shop onto Jamaica Avenue. The police said the employee was not injured during the heist.

Op-ed: The link between belonging and achievement 

Mar. 24, 2025 By Christopher Herman

No one can argue that it feels good to belong and we’ve all had that unpleasant experience of being the outsider. In recent years, research into the impact of belonging on achievement has drawn clear links between how included we feel and our academic performance. This is an under-acknowledged factor in schools when looking at why some students have stronger outcomes than others.