Man tied up teenager and raped one in NYC park: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY – An unidentified man tied up, robbed and attacked two teenagers at knifepoint in a Queens park on Thursday, police said.

A 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were in Kissena Park in Flushing around 3:30 p.m. when they were approached by an unknown man, police said.

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The man then pulled out a knife and dragged the 13-year-olds into a forest, where he took their cell phones and tied them up, police said.

The man then raped the girl and fled the scene, police said.

The suspect is described as approximately 5’5″ tall, in his twenties, with dark curly hair and braces. He was last seen carrying a green backpack.

According to police, he had a tattoo of a wild boar or bull with red eyes on his chest.

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/ and tagging X @NYPDTips.