WHITE PLAINS, NY — A Queens man has now been charged in connection with the rape of an unconscious woman at a White Plains shopping center.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced today that 22-year-old Xavier Fonseca Overton, of Astoria, was charged with felonies connected to the rape and sexual abuse of an unconscious woman, over the course of hours, inside a stairwell at the White Plains City Center.

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Overton was arraigned on a felony complaint Thursday charging him with five counts of first-degree rape, and one count of first-degree sexual abuse.

“What the survivor in this case endured in that stairwell is a nightmare come to life,” Cacace said. “The defendant is accused of committing an unmerciful assault while she was at her most vulnerable, unable to consent or even recognize what was happening to her. I commend her for her bravery in coming forward to report this incident, and my office will seek full accountability for the defendant and justice for the survivor. She has the support of my entire office through every phase of this process, as do all survivors of sexual abuse in this county.”

As alleged in a felony complaint, in the overnight hours of April 7 and 8, Overton was in a stairwell at the White Plains City Center with the victim, who appeared to be unconscious, according to video surveillance footage capturing the entire incident.

Overton lifted the victim’s unconscious body and repositioned her before sexually assaulting her, according to the allegations. He then lifted her lifeless body off the stairs, removed her clothes, turned her on her stomach and raped her, according to the felony complaint.

Overton then redressed the victim and waited several minutes before removing her clothes again and raping her again, the felony complaint alleges.

Overton continued subjecting the victim to repeated sexual contact, despite her inability to consent because of her lack of consciousness, the DA said.

DA Cacace commended the White Plains Department of Public Safety for its work on this case. The case is being prosecuted by Sex Crimes and Human Trafficking Bureau Chief Michelle Lopez.