Police Arrest Man Suspected of Raping Woman in Brooklyn Park

Police on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of raping a 26-year-old woman in a park in Brooklyn on Saturday.

Kenton Degale, 31, allegedly started talking to the victim as she was walking home. Police say the woman tried to get away back walking towards Linden Park where the suspect raped her and took off running.

In some of the surveillance photos and video, Degale is seen in a deli near the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard. Police say the crime occurred around 3 a.m. on Aug. 3.

Paramedics took the victim to the hospital where she's in stable condition, police said.

Degale was charged with rape. It wasn't immediately clear whether he had legal representation.

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