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Man accused of attempting to rape woman in Brooklyn

Police have released surveillance video of a man accused of chasing a 38-year-old woman into her Brooklyn apartment building and attempting to rape her. It happened on Fourth Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday

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Oct 24, 2016, 4:48 PM

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