Man arrested for allegedly raping girl on commuter prepare in Philadelphia as different passengers watched, did nothing

Police are investigating an incident through which they are saying passengers on a crowded Philadelphia commuter prepare stood by and didn’t even name 911 whereas a girl was assaulted and raped by a 35-year-old man in plain view.

The alleged assault reportedly occurred round 11pm on Wednesday as a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) prepare traveled from Philadelphia to neighboring suburb Higher Darby. SEPTA stated one in all its staff ultimately noticed the rape in progress and known as police, enabling officers to apprehend the partially clothed suspect, later recognized as Fiston Ngoy, close to the sufferer.

Police say the suspect, 35-year-old Fiston Ngoy, is going through rape and a number of other different costs. Investigators say the sexual assault occurred whereas others had been standing round on the prepare and “did nothing.” @MattPetrillo reportshttps://t.co/DnKjTMxNfO

— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) October 15, 2021

Higher Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt stated the incident was caught on surveillance video, giving investigators ample proof to cost Ngoy with assault and rape. The footage additionally confirmed different passengers witnessing the whole assault and doing nothing to assist the sufferer.

“It’s disturbing,” Bernhardt instructed native NBC Information affiliate WCAU-TV on Friday. “I’m shocked. I’ve no phrases for it. I simply can’t think about seeing what you had been seeing by means of your personal eyes, and seeing what this girl was going by means of, that nobody would step in and assist her.”

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Bernhardt stated in a separate interview there have been many bystanders current through the rape who might have intervened. “Someone ought to have accomplished one thing,” he instructed CBS Information affiliate KYW-TV. “It speaks to the place we’re in society. Who would permit one thing like that to happen?”

Police are attempting to determine individuals who had been on the prepare on the time of the assault to collect info on what they witnessed. SEPTA stated the rape might have been stopped sooner if a rider had known as 911. “SEPTA urges anybody who observes a criminal offense being dedicated or any harmful scenario occurring to report it,” company spokesman Andrew Busch stated in a press release.

A Fox Information report instructed that some passengers not solely did nothing to assist the girl who was being raped, but in addition recorded the incident on their telephones.

BOOKING PHOTO of Philadelphia man charged with raping @septa passenger on SEPTA Market Frankford Line prepare 9:30pm final night time. Fiston Ngoy, 33 A number of Legislation Enforcement Sources say passengers on surveillance video recording rape as an alternative of serving to or calling 911 @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/gKmuhRkpNy

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) October 15, 2021

The unidentified sufferer was hospitalized for remedy of her accidents after the assault. Police stated Ngoy didn’t know the girl. He has been unable to publish bail thus far and stays in jail.

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