Woman Threatened With Gun In West Village Sex Attack: NYPD

West Village NY

13 October, 2020

10:52 AM

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WEST VILLAGE, NY — A woman was pushed to the ground, threatened with a gun and sexually assaulted early Sunday in the West Village, according to police. The attack happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of Barrow and Greenwich streets, police said. The woman was attacked from behind by a man who told her he had a gun before assaulting her, police said. He then ran away up Barrow Street. A photo of the attacker was released by police Tuesday. Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).