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By Ruth Brown<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Paper<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A predator attempted to rape a woman in Prospect Heights on July 12, according to police — the fourth such attack near Prospect Park in recent months.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old victim was walking on Park Place between Flatbush and Vanderbilt avenues at 1:50 am on July 12 when the creep snuck up behind her, pushed her to the ground, and pulled her underwear off, police said.<\/p>\n
The woman struggled with the perv, eventually fighting him off and running for help, cops said.<\/p>\n
The victim scraped her face and knee in the tussle, and emergency responders took her to Woodhull Hospital for treatment, according to a report.<\/p>\n
Police describe the attacker as in his mid-20s and approximately 5-foot-7 tall.<\/p>\n
It is just the latest in a series of very similar attempted rapes in the area since May.<\/p>\n
The first was on Seventh and Eighth Avenue at 4:30 am on May 22, the second near Seventh Avenue and Garfield Place at around 4:40 am on July 2, and the third on 16th Street between 11th Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest at around 3:50 am on June 26.<\/p>\n
In each case, the sickos — or sicko — pushed the victim from behind and tried to wrestle her clothes off, but all three woman successfully fought their attackers off. <\/p>\n
A deviant also tried to rape a jogger in Prospect Park at knifepoint at 5:15 am on April 20. <\/p>\n
Police say they have not established a link between the suspects, however. <\/p>\n
Police ask anyone with information about the crimes to call (800) 577–8477, submit tips at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text 274637 followed by TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n
Reach deputy editor Ruth Brown at rbrown@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260–8309. Follow her at twitter.com\/rbbrown.<\/p>\n
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