A 21-year-old Brooklyn man faces charges accusing him of following a woman into her apartment building after she dropped her son off at school and trying to rape her, police said Saturday.
Hasson Durham, of Williamsburg, was charged with attempted rape, stalking, sexually motivated burglary, forcible touching, and sexual abuse, according to police.
There was no information available about whether he has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Durham followed the 37-year-old victim to her building near Driggs Avenue and South 8th Street in Williamsburg at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
He rang the buzzer, then attacked the woman when she let him inside, the victim's sister told NBC 4 New York. Authorities allege that he pulled down her pants and underwear but fled when the victim yelled for help and fought him off.
The woman's sister, who didn't want to be identified to protect the victim's identity, said her sibling was attacked minutes after dropping her son off at school. She added that her sister has been receiving strange text messages over the past week.
"What happened to my sister -- right now she's traumatized," she said.
