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Attacks on Women in Bushwick: Follow Up

The neighborhood of Bushwick was shocked by the multiple attacks on women that occurred in December 2012

Attacks on Women in Bushwick: Follow Up
photo by Worm Carnevale

Attacks on Women in Bushwick: Follow Up

The neighborhood of Bushwick was shocked by the multiple attacks on women that occurred in December 2012

Attacks on Women in Bushwick: Follow Up

The neighborhood of Bushwick was shocked by the multiple attacks on women that occurred in December 2012. “He grabs the women in the dark from behind and slams them against a building wall, covering their mouths so they can’t scream. He has attacked several women on Knickerbocker Ave., on White St, Bushwick Ave, & Moore St (near Roberta’s),” read an email we received, which quickly became viral on Facebook and in the windows of Bushwick establishments. The sad narrative instigated an assumption that we have a serial rapist in Bushwick who needs to be put behind the bars asap. Our readers have constantly asked what is going on.

We have called the 83rd Precinct of NYPD multiple times. Earlier in January, an officer refused to confirm one individual suspect, and told us that Bushwick is one of the…

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