Community advocates plan to issue a public plea later Monday for help bringing a child sex predator into custody, more than two weeks after the disturbing attack put East Harlem on edge.
Investigators allege the suspect (pictured above) met a 10-year-old girl on an app on Jan. 6 and met her that night near Third Avenue and East 122nd Street, where he raped her before running off.
The child was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and is expected to be physically OK.
Anyone with information on the attack is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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