A Manhattan man was criminally charged for allegedly raping a 69-year-old woman and attacking another woman on two separate occasions at the same Jamaica storage facility.
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A Manhattan man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for allegedly raping a 69-year-old woman, attacking a second woman and committing a number of other crimes at a Jamaica storage facility in March and April.
Charles Rowe, 56, of West 110th Street in Morningside Heights, was arraigned June 9 before Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Yavinsky on charges of predatory sexual assault, rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, burglary in the third degree, petit larceny, robbery in the first and second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
According to the charges, on the evening of March 13, Rowe grabbed a woman as she was leaving her storage unit at 168-11 Douglas Ave., held a knife to her and threatened to kill her. He allegedly pulled her into a bathroom at the storage facility where he sexually abused her and raped her before fleeing. The victim was taken to the hospital where a sexual assault evidence kit was administered.
On April 25, Rowe returned to the same storage facility late in the evening and entered a woman’s storage unit, where he began rifling through her property. When the 61-year-old woman objected, Rowe said, “Let’s not turn this into a murder,” according to the charges. She struggled with Rowe, who had a metal object in his hand that he used to slash her neck and chest. He punched the woman and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. Rowe fled with property belonging to the woman. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
According to the charges, several hours later, in the early morning hours of April 26, video surveillance footage showed Rowe at the same storage facility in Jamaica prying open a door and removing it from its hinges. He…
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