Suspect Charged with Multiple Sexual Assaults including Alleged Rape of Jogger this Morning in Manhattan

November 03, 2022 QUEENS New York – NYPD SVU has arrested Carl Phanor, a 29-year-old suspect, charging him with robbery, strangulation, sexual assault and criminal sex act among other charges in connection to three seperate assaults.

Suspect is charged with sexual assault near Pier 45 this morning, near West and Christopher streets, where a man grabbed a. victim from behind, choked her until she lost consciousness,then raped and robbed her, police said.



Police say the suspect also attempted to rape and strangle a woman on the FDR drive near 37th street on October 6th, robbing her. Suspect is also charged in connection to sexual assault, strangulation and robbery of a female victim near Clarkson Street and West street, (Pier 40) on March 27th 2022.

Thursday morning, a woman was raped while jogging near Pier 45 in Hudson River Park in Manhattan, West village on Thursday morning, police say.

A 43-year-old woman was jogging near along the Pier near West and Christopher street around 5:45 a.m. Police say as the victim ran, a man grabbed her from behind and choked her until she lost consciousnes, removed her clothes, and raped her.

The rapist then stole woman’s wallet, debit card, cell phone and headphones before fleeing, cops said.

Victim says she flagged down a fellow jogger who called 911, she was taken to a local hospital, police said.

Police have brought in a 29-year-old man who they are questioning in connection to this crime.

Authorities say he was found after using the victim’s credit card at a Target in Midtown.

Police say this is the same suspect that attacked another woman in the same location in March.