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Update: NYPD Releases Second Video of Brooklyn Rapist




Update: Friday, April 19 at 8:42 p.m.


On Friday evening NYPD reported that late in the evening on Thursday, April 18, an arrest was made in connection with the previously reported Brooklyn rapes.

Dexter Bell, 23, of Canarsie was arrested and charged with three counts of rape in addition to robbery, criminal sex acts, sex abuse, assault, and other offenses, according to police reports. The investigation is ongoing, cops stated.

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This story was originally reported by Amy Sara Clark.


A second video has been released of the man suspected of raping two women and one teenager.

Police first asked for the public's help over the weekend in identifying the man who raped a woman in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, a woman in Canarsie and a teenage girl in Crown Heights, noting that in each incident, the suspect lured his victims into isolated areas where he then raped them.

According to police, the first incident occurred at about 9 p.m. on April 4, when a man came up top a 25-year-old woman near Albany Avenue and Fenimore Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, lured her to a parking lot, and raped her.

A week later at 8 a.m. on April 11, a man matching the same description walked up tp a 19-year-old woman near Remsen Avenue and Farragut Road, convinced her to accompany him to a driveway of a private home and raped her.

Later that day at approximately 8:15 p.m., a man of similar description came a 15-year-old girl inside a building near Midwood Street and Schenectady Avenue, lured her to the 6th floor of the building and raped her.

All three victims described their attackers as a black man in his 20s standing 5-foot-9, weighing between 160 and 180 pounds and wearing a green camouflaged jacket, pants, boots and baseball cap. The baseball cap possibly has a New York Knicks or New York Yankees logo on it.

The most recent video released is from April 10, 2013 in the vicinity of the third incident.

The first video police released of the suspect was also captured just prior to the third rape. In it, the suspect and an additional person of interest wanted for questioning have a conversation at the B12 bus stop at the intersection of Albany Avenue and Rutland Road.  

The person of interest is described as a black man in his 20s, standing approximately 5-foot-10, weighing between 160 and 180 pounds and was last seen wearing light colored pants, a light colored jacket and a baseball hat.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

Caitlin Nolan contributed to this post.


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