Man Arrested In Village Rapes Case

A suspect sought in the sexual assaults of two women in Greenwich Village earlier this month is in police custody, officials said.

Anthony Rosado, 19, was arrested on Friday and arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court over the weekend on charges of assaulting the two victims within a period of about 20 minutes on March 2, officials said.

The attacks took place between 2 and 2:30 a.m., as the victims were exiting taxis.

Mr. Rosado, who is homeless, has been charged with attempted rape, sexual abuse, and attempted assault, according to the court complaint. He is being held on $25,000 bail.

The first attack took place at about 2 a.m., moments after the victim, 30, got out of a taxi on Bleecker Street, police said. Mr. Rosado allegedly jumped on the victim, fondled her, attempted to remove her clothes, and slammed her head on the sidewalk.

The second victim, 26, was attacked about 15 minutes later on Barrow Street, police said. She was allegedly dragged down a flight of stairs and fondled by the suspect before being able to scare him off.