A 25-year-old Ecuadorian has been arrested in connection with the "horrific" rape of a 13-year-old girl after people in New York City recognized him from images circulated by police, held him possibly with a belt and roughed him up after he fought with his captors, according to police. "The community was holding our perp," New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said. The suspect, Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi, waived his Miranda rights and told police he had a drug problem and had never done anything like this before, Kenny said.
The suspect also told investigators he found the large knife police said he used to force the 13-year-old and her schoolmate into a secluded part of Kissena Park. The two teens were able to get away after the rape and tell their school what happened. "These victims gave crucial information that was needed to make this arrest," Kenny said Police credit the victim herself and her 13-year-old schoolmate, who was also forcibly taken, for giving a description of the person, and a distinctive tattoo, that enabled a quality sketch.
"Between the courageous work of those children, who are scarred for life, and the community this person is off the street," Chief of Patrol John Chell said. Queens community members spotted Inga-Landi after they recognized him from video released by police. They say they noticed he started coming to a deli in Corona about two weeks ago and decided to wait for him late Monday night.
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