Another Incident in South Slope Sexual Assault Pattern

Police have added yet another attempted rape to a string of sexual assaults spanning from South Slope to Bay Ridge.

On Saturday at around 4:00 a.m., a 36-year-old woman was entering her Sunset Park/South Slope apartment when a creep grabbed her from behind, attempting to push her into the building while holding onto her throat, according to police. Luckily, the victim yelled and the pervert fled before the situation could escalate further.

Cops say that the incident fits the pattern of a sexual assault spree that began back in March—including an .

In March, a 24-year-old woman was attacked while walking home on 16th Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues. A video of attack became widely circulated, after a neighbor shared a video of the incident taken by a stationary security camera on his house.

On May 3, cops say the pervert struck again, grabbing a 32-year-old woman from behind on Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge, attempting to force her to the ground and threatening her with a knife. The man fled again, the woman received minor injuries.

Then on May 29, the man approached a 20-year-old woman on 55th Street in Sunset Park, pushed her to the ground and attempted to rape her. The woman resisted and once again, the culprit fled on foot.

And on June 4, the suspect followed a woman into her Sunset Park apartment on 55th Street, where he forced her to the ground and raped her.

Cops William Giraldo in connection with a June 4 rape, but he was not charged in connection with the other cases. Police are also conducting on the slow police response to the initial incident.

Anyone with information about the case is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.