Suspect arrested for horrific rape of woman who was lassoed around the neck on a New York street

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From Tina Moore And Joe Marino

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A man has been arrested in a horrific attack caught on camera in the Bronx in which a woman was tied from behind with a belt, dragged unconscious between two cars and raped.

Kashaan Parks was arrested Saturday and accused of running up behind the 45-year-old victim, then catching her with a belt and pulling her to the ground, causing her to “lose consciousness” around 3 a.m. on May 1, the Police with.

“The man then dragged the victim between two cars and sexually assaulted her,” the NYPD said in a news release.

Parks, 39, was charged with first-degree rape, assault, strangulation, sexual abuse, public indecency and harassment, police said.

Police released photos Friday showing the face of the suspect, who was masked in the footage. They also identified Parks as a suspect.

The NYPD’s Special Victims Unit is investigating the violent attack, cops said.

The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in stable condition.

According to police reports, at some point she stopped cooperating with authorities.

As of May 5, a total of 511 rapes were reported across the city, the same number as during this period last year.