Posted on 10/18/2021 7:41:32 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man charged with raping a woman on a commuter train just outside of Philadelphia harassed her for more than 40 minutes while multiple people held up their phones to seemingly record the assault without intervening, authorities said.
More than two dozen train stops passed as the man harassed, groped and eventually raped the woman, the police chief for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority said at a news conference Monday.
Police do not believe a single witness on the train dialed 911. They are investigating whether some bystanders filmed the assault.
Both the man and woman got on the train at the same stop Wednesday night in North Philadelphia. Officers pulled the man off of the woman at the last stop. They responded within about three minutes of a 911 call from a transportation authority employee, authorities said.
“What we want is everyone to be angry and disgusted and to be resolute about making the system safer,” SEPTA Police Chief Thomas J. Nestel III said at the news conference.
Arrest records show Fiston Ngoy, 35, was charged with rape and related offenses.
The affidavit of arrest for Ngoy detailed times of the assault, including that during those 40 minutes the woman appears to repeatedly push Ngoy away.
Ngoy, who listed his last address as a homeless shelter, remained in custody on $180,000 bail. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 25. Court records show he had not requested a public defender as of Monday.
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I am so glad I moved away from Philly in 2017. I used to ride that train every week.
Cell phones, social media and godless people. We’re doomed.
Ngoy is what you suspect
The World Hip Hop Star or whatever it’s called effect.
Get involved. Get arrested.
Libs voted for Biden thinking they were going to get Walleys World. They got bidens world.
"It's your thing; Do what you wanna do …"
A Biden DemoRAT?
People that annoy you.
Pennsylvania Ping!
Please ping me with articles of interest.
FReepmail me to be added to the list.
You are what you tolerate.
Kitty Genovese 2021.
No... you GET what you tolerate.
Son of 0bama
I’m surprised the AP is covering the story - after all the rapist is a member of a protected victim group...
In today’s society one has to determine if the people involved are persons of color or special gender. Without this determination getting involved means possibly being arrested, sued, or both for misunderstanding the situation.
Best to ignore it and let the social worker fix it.
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