By Michael V. Cusenza
On Wednesday, two days before a 21-year-old woman fought off a man attempting to sexually assault her as she sunbathed in Central Park, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Christian Inga has been charged with attacking two 13-year-olds who were in Kissena Park in the middle of the afternoon on June 13.
Inga, 25, of Corona, is alleged to have held them at knifepoint in a wooded area where he tied the hands of the boy and girl together, and then raped the girl.
Inga was arraigned on a complaint charging him with predatory sexual assault, rape in the first degree, two counts of kidnapping in the second degree, two counts of robbery in the first degree, rape in the second degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, obstructing governmental administration and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Photo Courtesy of NYC Parks
Kissena Park in Flushing
According to the charges:
On June 13, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a boy and girl, both 13 years old, were approached by Inga inside Kissena Park in Flushing. He brandished a long-bladed knife or machete. He tied the children to one another and gagged them with pieces of cloth. Inga then forcibly took the cell phones from both teens and raped the girl. He then fled the park.
“This attack on two children in broad daylight in a City park strikes the very core of our society,” Katz said. “Thank you to the brave victims for coming forward and the NYPD for its quick action in apprehending the defendant who will now face justice in our courts.”
If convicted, Inga faces up to 25 to life in prison.
