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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Morning News Brief: The devil next door: 24-year-old arrested for raping his 88-year-old neighbor

The devil next door: 24-year-old arrested for raping his 88-year-old neighbor

A 24-year-old man is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after police say he raped an elderly woman in East New York.

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