Police have released very few details in the chilling sexual assault of a South Ozone Park girl on Wednesday evening around 6 PM.
Police including the Commanding Officer of the 106, Deputy Inspector Thomas Pascale and a full compliment of detectives closed down the street where the crime occurred for hours.
The victim is believed to be a 7-year-old female who was dragged into a yard at 115-51 115 th street off Sutter Avenue and forced to perform a sex act. The child was reportedly playing with a ball that went over a fence. When she went to retrieve it, the unknown assailant grabbed her.
Sources say that a neighbors surveillance video may have captured the assault and help to identify the attacker. The child was taken to Queens General Hospital to undergo examination, testing and treatment.
A source at the hospital would not reveal specifics but told The Forum the child was “very traumatized and very shaken.” She was seen shortly after the attack crying and being comforted by relatives.
Grief stricken members of the victims family gathered outside the residence where the assault took place.
A neighbor, Lillian Pacheco told reporters she was very shaken when she saw the little girl. “We all have to be careful with our kids. I never saw anything like this before. It’s very scary.”
Family members were sitting on the stoop of the victims front steps, just hugging each other, some of them weeping.
Neighbors continued to file pass the crime scene commenting about how schocking the incident was. Rupert Narine lives down the street. “I know they always tell us to be careful. But honesstly you never think anything like this is going to happen. Never.”
Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 or Crimestoppers at 1-866-313-TIPS
