{"id":122607,"date":"2026-02-04T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/122607\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:49:08","slug":"homeless-man-charged-in-sex-assault-of-teen-girl-in-stuyvesant-town-had-32-prior-arrests-on-file-amnewyork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/122607\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless man charged in sex assault of teen girl in Stuyvesant Town had 32 prior arrests on file \u2013 amNewYork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_2159-copy.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Suspect in Manhattan rape case escorted by detectives in handcuffs\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Manhattan rape case: Homeless man charged in sex assault of teen girl in Stuyvesant Town had 32 prior arrests on file 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Germaine Parham, 33, has been charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>The homeless man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/manhattan-rape-case-arrest-stuytown-02032026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manhattan\u2019s Stuyvesant Town<\/a> has officially been charged with five counts of rape.<\/p>\n<p>According to police sources, 33-year-old Germaine Parham, who already has a laundry list of prior arrests, was slapped with a host of charges on Tuesday night for the vicious Jan. 29 attack of the young teen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nyc.gov\/nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Police<\/a> sources said Parham has 32 prior arrests, primarily for robbery.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Parham allegedly followed the girl into the apartment complex at around 11:42 a.m. that Thursday. Cops say he pretended to be having a cellphone conversation as he stalked her. <\/p>\n<p>Once inside, sources familiar with the case said, he simulated placing a weapon against her back. He proceeded to beat and raped her.\n<\/p>\n<p>After the heinous assault, police sources said, he stole the girl\u2019s cellphone and fled the scene in an unknown direction.\n<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported to the <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypd13pct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">13th Precinct<\/a>. EMS rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137829548 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_2179-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Suspect in Manhattan rape case has head bowed while escorted by detectives following arrest\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1032\" title=\"Manhattan rape case: Homeless man charged in sex assault of teen girl in Stuyvesant Town had 32 prior arrests on file 2\"  \/>33-year-old Germaine Parham has been charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Parham fled upstate to Amsterdam, about 30 miles northwest of Albany, where he was taken into custody on Tuesday by members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/nyc.gov\/nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NYPD<\/a> Fugitive Task Force,\u00a0in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the NYPD circulated images of Parham, requesting tips on his whereabouts. He was transferred to the Special Victims Unit in Lower Manhattan for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Parham refused to answer for the alleged crime when amNewYork attempted to quiz him as detectives escorted him out of SVU headquarters in handcuffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He faces five counts of rape, as well as additional charges of robbery, attempted assault, predatory sexual assault, kidnapping, six counts of sex abuse, and criminal possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Germaine Parham, 33, has been charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. 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