Felix Rojas, 44, has been arrested for attempted rape and grand larceny after surveillance footage revealed him allegedly robbing and sexually assaulting a deceased man in a subway train. The victim, Jorge Gonzalez, 37, reportedly died from cirrhosis due to alcoholism. Rojas was identified and turned himself into authorities with his son present. This incident is particularly shocking, although subway safety statistics indicate a decline in crime.
Felix Rojas, 44, is accused of picking through the dead man's pockets and sexually assaulting the body before fleeing the train.
The entire incident, which occurred three weeks ago, was caught on surveillance cameras and that there were no other passengers on the R train at the time.
Despite this incident, subways have been trending safer, according to police CompStat data.
Gonzalez died of cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcoholism.
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