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 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