"A Manhattan grand jury has indicted a 37-year-old man accused of choking a woman until she lost consciousness and sexually assaulting her on a Midtown sidewalk last month, District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday. Anthony Smith, of NYC, is accused of attempting to forcibly rape a 21-year-old woman on Aug. 10 in Hell's Kitchen, according to the indictment filed in New York State Supreme Court. The grand jury charged him with two counts of attempted rape in the first degree, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of strangulation."
"According to prosecutors, Smith spent about an hour in Midtown West in the early morning of Aug. 10 following women and putting his hand down his pants. At about 3:30 a.m., Smith allegedly approached a woman from behind as she walked along West 47th Street near Eighth Avenue, placed her in a chokehold, and applied pressure until she passed out. Prosecutors said Smith sexually assaulted the woman until she began to regain consciousness, then fled."
Anthony Smith, 37, has been indicted on multiple charges including two counts each of attempted rape in the first degree, first-degree sexual abuse, and strangulation. Prosecutors allege that Smith spent about an hour in Midtown West on Aug. 10 following women and placing his hand down his pants. At about 3:30 a.m., he allegedly approached a 21-year-old woman from behind on West 47th Street near Eighth Avenue, placed her in a chokehold until she passed out, and sexually assaulted her until she began to regain consciousness before fleeing. Smith was arrested on Aug. 13 in his apartment following an investigation by Special Victims detectives.
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