“A jury of William Hathaway’s peers found him guilty of raping a young woman at his apartment in the West Village following their first date,” said District Attorney Bragg. “This conviction makes clear that initial consent is not a blank check for rape. This survivor clearly said stop again and again, but the defendant did not. I thank her for taking the stand and delivering frank and honest testimony while enduring repeated claims that she was a liar full of regret. I’m grateful to the members of the jury for their service and several days of careful deliberation. The Manhattan D.A.’s Office believes survivors of sexual assault and regularly takes on difficult cases – if you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, we are here to help: call 212-335-9373.”

“Albert Brown is now convicted of a horrific act of sexual violence and will face a significant prison term,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Every New Yorker deserves to be safe walking our city’s streets and I hope the survivor can continue to heal and recover from the trauma she has experienced. We treat sexual violence with the utmost seriousness, and I urge survivors to contact our trauma-informed Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373.” 

“As alleged in this indictment, these three postal workers dragged their incapacitated colleague out of a post office and into a mail truck, where one attempted to rape her,” said District Attorney Bragg. “We take investigations and prosecutions of sexual violence extremely seriously and have the survivor-centered services and resources to help those who have been sexually assaulted. Please call us at 212-335-9373.”

“As alleged, Agustin Diaz purposefully targeted Spanish-speaking women who were new to the United States and in desperate need of employment,” said District Attorney Bragg. “He allegedly lured them to isolated locations with promises of work, only to sexually assault them in a pattern he repeated with at least four survivors. This investigation is ongoing, and we urge anyone with information about these allegations to call us at 212-335-9793.”