Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz fears more women may have been the victim of Andres Portilla.
Police arrested a man in connection to several rapes in Queens, but investigators fear there may be more victims they don't know about yet. Morgan Norwood has the latest details.Police have arrested a man in connection to several rapes, two involving underage girls, in Queens, but investigators fear there may be more victims they don't know about yet.with several counts of first-degree rape among other charges.
"This was a very brutal time for them. Kidnapping, rape, assault. Everything that is anyone's worst nightmare," Katz said. The most recent incident happened just after the ball dropped on New Year's Eve near Queens Plaza South in Long Island City. According to court documents, the suspect offered up his phone charger, the girl got in the car, then Portillo drove her to a secluded area where investigators say he raped and beat her with a wrench.
"The brutality of these cases are amazing," Katz said. "It is a time period I think people should not have to live through and the bravery that it takes to come forward."Police say Portilla's violent spree went on for nearly five months, and finally came to an end after a victim was found bleeding.
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