The incident happened on Monday just before 4 a.m. The man broke into a 43-year-old woman’s home through her window while she was sleeping. He placed a pillow over her head and as she struggled, he tied her wrists. He also made sexual advances and performed a lewd act.
Then, before escaping, he took the victim’s phone and watch. The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and will be OK physically.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).