{"id":291880,"date":"2026-07-09T22:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/291880\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:43:38","slug":"teen-boy-raped-in-queens-nypd-searches-for-unidentified-individual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/291880\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen boy raped in Queens; NYPD searches for unidentified individual"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOREST HILLS, Queens (PIX11) \u2014 Police are searching for an unidentified person after a teenage boy was raped in Forest Hills last month, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n

According to police, a 15-year-old boy was sexually assaulted behind a house on Austin Street at around 9:30 p.m. on June 4.<\/p>\n

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Sources said the individual began talking to the victim before the assault occurred.<\/p>\n

The unidentified person then fled the area on foot, going north on 75th Street, according to police. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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According to police, a 15-year-old boy was sexually assaulted behind a house on Austin Street at around 9:30 p.m. on June 4. (Credit: NYPD)<\/p>\n

The individual is described as having long black hair, last seen wearing a white T-shirt, shorts and a pocketbook on their shoulder.<\/p>\n

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n

Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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