"The homeless man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Manhattan's Stuyvesant Town has officially been charged with five counts of rape. According to police sources, 33-year-old Germaine Parham, who already has a laundry list of prior arrests, was slapped with a host of charges on Tuesday night for the vicious Jan. 29 attack of the young teen. Police sources said Parham has 32 prior arrests, primarily for robbery."
"Parham allegedly followed the girl into the apartment complex at around 11:42 a.m. that Thursday. Cops say he pretended to be having a cellphone conversation as he stalked her. Once inside, sources familiar with the case said, he simulated placing a weapon against her back. He proceeded to beat and raped her. After the heinous assault, police sources said, he stole the girl's cellphone and fled the scene in an unknown direction."
"Meanwhile, Parham fled upstate to Amsterdam, about 30 miles northwest of Albany, where he was taken into custody on Tuesday by members of the NYPD Fugitive Task Force, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals. This comes after the NYPD circulated images of Parham, requesting tips on his whereabouts. He was transferred to the Special Victims Unit in Lower Manhattan for questioning."
Germaine Parham, 33, allegedly followed a 14-year-old girl into a Stuyvesant Town apartment on Jan. 29, pretending to be on a cellphone while stalking her. Once inside he allegedly simulated placing a weapon against her back, beat and raped her, then stole her cellphone and fled. EMS transported the victim to a hospital where she was listed in stable condition. Police said Parham has 32 prior arrests, primarily for robbery. Parham fled upstate to Amsterdam and was arrested by the NYPD Fugitive Task Force with U.S. Marshals. He was transferred to the Special Victims Unit and charged with five counts of rape plus numerous other violent and sexual offenses.
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