Cops ID Bronx Belt Rape Suspect

Drags Woman with a Belt Over Her Head and Rapes Her

The NYPD is searching for Kashaan Parks in connection with the rape of a woman in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

May 10, 2024 

BRONX - The NYPD has released a photo of the man, they say, attacked a woman with a belt and then raped her in the street. 

Police are searching for 39-year-old Kashaan Parks. Cops released a mugshot but did not say why Parks has been previously arrested. 

The video of the attack has gone viral across social media. In the video, a woman is seen walking down the block when a man with a sheet covering his face, runs up behind her. With a belt looped into a noose, he throws the belt around her neck. The attacker pulls and drags the victim backward to a spot between parked cars. 

Cops said the man attacked the 45-year-old woman at around 5 am on May 1st, in the vicinity of East 152nd Street and Third Avenue. When he pulled the woman to a spot between two parked cars, the attacker kept wailing on his victim until she blacked out, cops said. He then proceeded to rape her in the street.  

After the attack, the man ran off. 

Cops said the victim later was transported to Lincoln Hospital by private means. She is listed in stable condition. 

Even though the attacker’s face is covered in the video, cops said they have an image of the suspect. It is unclear if the new photos are from before or after the attack. 

In the photos the suspect appears to have a white t-shirt or sheet tied up and covering his head like a Durag. The suspect is a man with a dark complexion, medium build and a goatee. He is 5 foot 9. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with the word “GAP” on it. He also wore white jogging pants and black and red sneakers. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.