ARREST - Man Tried to Rape Woman at Subway Station Busted

Cops Charge Queens Man in Attempted Rape on Train Platform 
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the attempted rape of a woman at a Queens train station. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD arrested a suspect in the attempted rape of a woman at a Queens train station. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

April 4, 2024


QUEENS - Cops arrested a Queens man in the unnerving attack on a woman inside a subway station. Investigators said the man tried to rape the woman on the mezzanine in the station and was only stopped when a Good Samaritan intervened.


Police arrested Donovan Simon, 19, of Queens. He was charged with attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment, assault and lewdness.



At around midnight on February 24, a 20-year-old woman exited a Queens-bound F Train at the 169th Street station when a man followed her. Cops said when the woman reached the mezzanine the man pounced, punching her multiple times. He covered her face while continuing to punch her and then pushed her to the ground, investigators said. 


As the attacker tried to remove the woman’s clothing while she was on the ground, the victim cried out for help. The scream alerted a nearby security guard who intervened, cops said. Seeing the guard charging toward him, the attacker fled.


EMS transported the victim to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries. 

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