An elderly woman was sexually assaulted early Monday morning on the Upper East Side, and now police are looking for the tattooed suspect who was caught on a nearby restaurant surveillance camera dragging his victim.
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The video shows the suspect dragging the 85-year-old woman down East 83rd Street between Fifth and Madison avenues around 5:40 a.m.
A source close to the investigation told NBC New York the attacker ducked into the stairwell of a brownstone to avoid detection, then forced his elderly victim to perform oral sex. He also stole a ring.
The victim was taken to an area hospital, where she is in stable condition. She described the suspect as a Hispanic male in his 20s, with a thin build and tattoos on both of his arms.
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Police were canvassing the area, which is near Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, looking for witnesses.
Authorities do not believe the woman knew her attacker.
Monika Ziegler, a 65-year-old retired newspaper editor who lives near where the woman was attacked, said she was stunned by word of what happened.
"This, today, was a shocker," she said. "In the light of the day, in this area, you would not even expect a mugging."
She said police had been cruising the neighborhood broadcasting messages on their loudspeakers, asking for anyone with information to come forward.
"We're all puzzled and a little bit shocked and traumatized," she said.
The police are urging anyone with information in regards to this incident to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM
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