Man Accused Of Raping, Stalking Women In Philly, Suburbs Arrested

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A man accused of raping and stalking women in Philadelphia, and in some cases following them to the suburbs, has been arrested in Indiana, sources say.

According to Philadelphia police, several instances of stalking and rape happened between May 15-18. Authorities have arrested 28-year-old Kevin Bennett, of Indianapolis, Indiana in connection with the incidents, NBC10 and Action News reported.

The first incident occurred at about 2:45 a.m. on May 15 on the 6100 block of Passyunk Avenue, when a bartender told police a man followed her home to Media. The woman's boyfriend was home at the time and she was unharmed, authorities said.

Then at midnight on May 16, a woman left a gentleman's club on Spring Garden Street when she realized a gray Dodge Charger was following her on her way home to West Norriton, police said. She tried to evade the vehicle by making several turns and eventually called 911.

Later that same morning at 5 a.m., a woman was in her vehicle on the 3400 block of North 11th Street when she noticed a man get out of a vehicle a few cars ahead of her. The man came up to her, pointed a silver handgun at her, and demanded she get out of her car, police said. He moved her to an alley and sexually assaulted her, authorities said.

The next incident occurred on the 1500 block of Hamilton Street. Police said a woman left her job at a gentleman's club and drove home. When she entered her apartment parking garage, a gray Dodge Charger followed her vehicle into the area when the security gate opened. The man parked three cars from her, then walked around. When the man was walking, she left the garage and called 911.

Around midnight on May 18, a woman saw a man in her apartment complex on the 900 block of North Eighth Street. The man slid along the wall towards the woman, who ran screaming to a neighbor's apartment. The man left the area.

Lastly, two women were sexually assaulted in an apartment on the 900 block of North Eighth Street around 10 a.m. on May 18. Police said a man posed as an electrical worker and got inside their apartment. Once inside, he pulled out a silver handgun, then sexually assaulted and robbed both women before fleeing, police said.

Bennett is expected to be extradited back to Pennsylvania and will be charged, Action News reported.