NYC man accused of 3 Central Park rapes arrested at Miami Burger King
A man suspected in three sexual assaults spanning five years in New York City's Central Park was arrested Tuesday at a Burger King in Miami Beach, Florida, authorities said.
Key points
- The 39-year-old victim told investigators she was approached by a man who threatened her with a knife, forced her into a wooded section of the park and raped her before fleeing, according to police.
- DEMS SILENT AFTER VIOLENT ATTACK IN WEALTHY AREA OF NEW YORK CITY AS SUSPECT REMAINS AT LARGE Investigators located Rivera-Deleon in South Florida, where he had recently arrived and obtained employment at the restaurant, according to authorities.
- Marshals Service and Miami Beach police at a fast-food restaurant in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue.
Investigators also connected Rivera-Deleon to alleged sexual assaults in Central Park in 2021 and 2023 through DNA evidence and victim identifications, according to Miami Beach police.
Additional details
- 24 rape reported near Central Park's eastern edge in Manhattan.
- He is being held without bond pending extradition proceedings to send him to New York to face sexual assault charges.
- that night, when officers responded to a report of an assault near East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue.
- Rivera-Deleon was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in South Florida.
- Dereck Rivera-Deleon, 30, was taken into custody during an operation involving the NYPD, U.S.
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