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Man chokes, attempts to sexually assault woman in Prospect Park: NYPD

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Newest development Sep 18, 2026 · 2 reportsMan chokes, attempts to sexually assault woman in Prospect Park: NYPD

PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A man is wanted in connection with an attempted rape that happened Wednesday night in Prospect Park, according to police. The incident happened around 9:35 p.m. near Wellhouse Drive and Terrace Bridge inside the park, according to investigators.

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  1. Woman sexually assaulted in Prospect Park, police say

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    Man chokes, attempts to sexually assault woman in Prospect Park: NYPD

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  1. NBC New York

    Police search for suspect accused of sexually assaulting woman in Prospect Park (opens NBC New York)

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    The NYPD is searching for a sexual predator after a woman said she was sexually assaulted while in a remote section of Prospect Park. The victim was walking in the sprawling Brooklyn park around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when she was approached by a stranger who tried to strike up a conversation.

  2. Pix11

    Woman sexually assaulted in Prospect Park, police say (opens Pix11)

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    PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- A woman was sexually assaulted inside Prospect Park on Wednesday night by an unknown individual, police said. The woman was in the park when she engaged in a conversation with someone at around 10:41 p.m., police said.

  3. Pix11

    Man chokes, attempts to sexually assault woman in Prospect Park: NYPD (opens Pix11)

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    PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A man is wanted in connection with an attempted rape that happened Wednesday night in Prospect Park, according to police. The incident happened around 9:35 p.m. near Wellhouse Drive and Terrace Bridge inside the park, according to investigators.

  4. amNewYork

    Prospect Park rape attempt: Creep who choked, then assaulted woman, inside Brooklyn park still at large (opens amNewYork)

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    Special victims detectives are looking for the violent creep who tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park earlier this week. The NYPD released on Friday night a sketch of the male suspect wanted for the attack, which occurred inside a wooded area of the park in the vicinity of Wellhouse Dri…