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One-on-one with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
Manhattan District Attorney Speaks to West Side Rag
Alvin Bragg is making the rounds. The District Attorney for Manhattan has kicked off the new year with a series of interviews, sitting down with NY1, the New York Times, City and State, and others. Last week, it was West Side Rag’s turn to talk with the DA about issues on the minds of Upper West Siders.
Registered sex offender convicted for the brutal rape of Asian woman at Manhattan construction site
A 62-year-old Manhattan man was convicted of sex crimes charges Monday for the brutal assault and rape of a 23-year-old Asian woman inside a sidewalk construction shed in Chelsea in December 2021, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Darryl Phelps, who was a registered sex offender, was convicted by a jury in less than hour of deliberations for attacking and raping the young woman at around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2021, while she was walking home from her job as a waiter in Korea Town.
D.A. Bragg Announces All-Count Conviction of Darryl Phelps For Brutal Rape in Sidewalk Shed
“In less than an hour of deliberations, a jury of Darryl Phelps’ peers found him guilty of brutally raping a young woman who was simply trying to walk home from work,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Notably, while this survivor did not return to the United States to testify, our prosecutors were able to secure this conviction using body-worn camera footage, eyewitness testimony, and other evidence."
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment for Two Port Authority Slashings Committed Hours Apart
“These attacks took place near one of our city’s busiest transit hubs that millions of New Yorkers and our neighbors rely on every day,” said District Attorney Bragg. “New Yorkers deserve to walk our streets and travel through Manhattan without fear of being attacked. My thoughts are with the victims as they continue to heal.”
‘Proof of Concept’: Islamist Cleric Convicted in Historic State Court Trial
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday announced the all-counts conviction of a radical Islamist cleric, following a first-of its kind terrorism prosecution at a state court level.
Jury Finds “Radical Cleric” From Jamaica Guilty In First NYS Terrorism Trial
The case against Shaikh Faisal, who attempted to lure an undercover NYPD officer to become an ISIL bride, ended in court on Jan. 26 with a five-count conviction from the jury. It’s New York’s first “full trial” of an international terrorism case.
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