Accused Massage Worker Rapist Attacks Jackson Heights Woman: Cops

JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS — A man accused of sexually assaulting an Astoria massage parlor employee last month struck again Monday, when he tried to attack a woman working inside a wellness center in Jackson Heights, police said.

The man walked into the unnamed wellness business at 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue about 1:15 p.m. Monday and demanded a 50-year-old woman working there have sex with him, according to the police.

When she refused, he pushed her onto a couch and laid on top of her, but the woman managed to fight him off. He fled with her cell phone, police said.

The NYPD said the woman's attacker is the same man who assaulted two women working in a massage parlor by Steinway Street and 25th Avenue the evening of Friday, Nov. 8, forcing one of the women to perform a sex act.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) December 17, 2019