The NYPD has released photos of an alleged pedophile who is on the loose and is wanted for raping a 10-year-old girl in New York City earlier this month.
The suspect met the girl on Jan. 6 after they had earlier connected online via an app, the NYPD told Fox News Digital.
The perpetrator then took the victim to a residence in the vicinity of Third Avenue and East 122nd Street in Harlem where he raped her, police said.
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He then fled to parts unknown, police said.
The victim was taken by EMS to a local hospital in stable condition for evaluation.
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It is unclear what app the alleged sex attacker used to lure the young girl or if the residence is owned by the perp. Police could not say if they had met each other before the incident.
Police released several images of the man wanted for questioning taken prior to the incident. The suspect, who is Black, can be seen wearing a durag and a navy-colored hoodie with "Nautica" emblazoned across the front.
Anyone with information regarding this incident 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
