Police: Ramon Rotestan faces rape, robbery charges for knifepoint attack on woman in Bronx elevator
NEW YORK - Police say they've nabbed a suspected rapist.
Police say Ramon Rotestan, 46, followed a woman into an elevator of a building in the area of Lydig Avenue and Bolton Street in the Bronx.
They say once in the elevator he pulled out a knife and raped the woman, and then robbed her of more than $100.
WANTED RAPE: On 5/9/22 @ 10:00 PM vicinity of Bolton St & Lydig Ave @NYPD49PCT the unidentified individual followed the victim in elevator and proceeded to rape her at knifepoint. Any info call us at 800-577-TIPS or anonymously post a tip on our website https://t.co/TRPPY5zHV2 pic.twitter.com/RLXJLwHGM6
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) May 11, 2022
The attack took place May 9 at around 10 p.m.
Rotestan faces rape and sexually motivated robbery charges.
Rotestan is a registered sex offender. He was previously sent to prison in 2006 for burglary, sex abuse and rape in Manhattan. He was released on parole in March 2022.