{"id":359223,"date":"2026-09-28T21:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359223\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T21:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:52:07","slug":"14-year-old-arrested-after-allegedly-raping-delivery-worker-outside-building-on-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/359223\/","title":{"rendered":"14-year-old arrested after allegedly raping delivery worker outside building on Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">STATEN ISLAND (WABC) &#8212; A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged in connection with allegedly raping a delivery worker outside of a city-run apartment complex on Staten Island earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The teen was charged with rape, assault, sexual abuse, criminal possession of a firearm, sexual misconduct, forcible touching, menacing and harassment, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim, a 37-year-old woman, was reportedly struck in the face with a firearm and then <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/nypd-searching-suspect-woman-making-delivery-attacked-raped-staten-island\/19819958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sexually assulted while making a delivery<\/a> at Dongan Hills Avenue and Jefferson Street around 6 p.m. on September 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Niesha Sosa says the victim was delivering a package of hair products to her apartment at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Next thing you know I heard a thump as I was going down on the elevator, I heard a thump, in the hallway,&#8221; Sosa said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sosa said if the elevator was too slow, it could have been her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;If she would have got on that elevator and I would have waited and it took too long, I would have went down the stairs,&#8221; Sosa said. &#8220;That could have happened to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Delivery worker safety has been an issue at NYCHA properties on Staten Island before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">UPS has even changed delivery policies in the past &#8212; keeping drivers in their trucks instead of going inside at some city-run apartment complexes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Back at the Berry Houses, Sosa and other residents have a simple request that they hope will keep them safe: they want cameras in the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It was announced that $1 million in federal funding will go to security upgrades like putting cameras in the building lobby, outside, and in the elevators.<\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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