Good Samaritan Hospitalized After Helping Catch Rape Suspect In Coney Island
A good Samaritan caught a man accused of rape, and a beating, on Sunday on the shores of Coney Island beach.
Fuat Sarieminli suffered a fractured cheekbone, several loose teeth and seven staples in his head after he grabbed a 20-year-old man attempting to flee the area as a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her.
The woman reportedly cried “rape” at approximately 11:30 p.m., pointing at the suspect.
“Her pants were ripped and her underwear was sticking out, and she was screaming, ‘Help me!’ ” Sarieminli told the Post. (Sarieminli was not identified by the paper, but a Daily News report names him).
Sarieminli continued to tell the paper that the suspect was approaching the woman, so he intervened asking “What happened, bro?” The man said he didn’t do anything and turned to flee, when Sarieminli grabbed him.
As the two struggled, the suspect pulled off his belt and wrapped it around one hand and began pummeling Sarieminli in the face.
The suspect was arrested by police at West 20th Street and Surf Avenue.
He was charged with second- and third-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the Daily News. The woman did not press charges for rape, but prosecutors are still investigating.
