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Prosecutors: FIT Student dead after being drugged, raped in dorm

Headline from NBC New York, from the development of Oct 15, 2026

Newest development Oct 17, 2026 · 2 reportsNYC college student dies after being drugged, raped in dorm room, lawsuit claims

Two teenagers face federal charges in a disturbing case involving fentanyl and sexual assault that prosecutors say led to the death of a New York City college student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan.

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  1. Names this update

    Prosecutors: FIT Student dead after being drugged, raped in dorm

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  2. FIT student dies: Two teens charged after drug death, rape on NYC campus

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

  3. Newest

    NYC college student dies after being drugged, raped in dorm room, lawsuit claims

    Headline from FOX 5 New York ·

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  1. MyNorthwest

    A New York City college student died after being drugged and raped in her dorm, prosecutors say (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A man raped a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology after giving her fentanyl that left her unconscious and ultimately killed her, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The student’s friend also took the drug and nearly died.

  2. New York Post

    FIT student dead after being drugged, raped in her NYC dorm: prosecutor (opens New York Post)

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    Moises Freire, 19, was charged with federal crimes after allegedly giving fentanyl that killed an FIT student as he raped the woman in her dorm room after she fell unconscious.

  3. NBC New York

    Prosecutors: FIT Student dead after being drugged, raped in dorm (opens NBC New York)

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    Two teenagers face federal charges in a disturbing case involving fentanyl and sexual assault that prosecutors say led to the death of a New York City college student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    FIT student dies: Two teens charged after drug death, rape on NYC campus (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Two teens are facing federal charges this week accusing them of supplying the fentanyl that killed one FIT college student and poisoned a second.

  5. New York Times

    Man Charged in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose and Rape of College Student in NYC (opens New York Times)

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    The student was a woman at the Fashion Institute of Technology, when a man, according to prosecutors, provided her and her roommate with fentanyl in a dorm room.

  6. The Guardian

    New York man charged with rape and lethal fentanyl dosing of college student (opens The Guardian)

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    Prosecutors allege Moises Freire gave two students at FIT the opioid, saying it was cocaine, and raped one as she overdosed A man raped a student at New York ’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) after giving her a dose of fentanyl that rendered her unconscious and ultimately killed her, federal …

  7. NBC News

    New York City college student dead after being drugged and raped in her dorm room, prosecutors say (opens NBC News)

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    A college student died after she was drugged and raped in a New York City college dorm room, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.

  8. New York Post

    Man who drugged and raped dead FIT student in NYC dorm texted nude pics of her rather than calling 911: feds (opens New York Post)

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    A New York City man charged with fatally drugging a Manhattan college student with fentanyl before raping her in her dorm room allegedly sent pictures of his semi-nude victim to his friends.

  9. New York Post

    ‘Sweet’ FIT student who was fatally drugged, raped, moved to NYC alone to pursue fashion dreams (opens New York Post)

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    Prosecutors say Richter, 21, was raped by Moises Freire, 19, after he drugged her and her roommate with fentanyl inside their dorm in March. Both young women lost consciousness immediately and were hospitalized, but Richter did not survive.

  10. FOX 5 New York

    NYC college student dies after being drugged, raped in dorm room, lawsuit claims (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Two New York City men have been charged in connection with the fatal drugging and rape of a college student in a Manhattan dorm room earlier this year. Dorm room drugging The incident happened back in March, according to a superseding indictment announced Friday.

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