Two days after a man attempted to rape a woman at a Center City SEPTA station police announced an arrest.
Philadelphia Police named Reginald Green as the suspect who investigators said beat up a woman after she refused his sexual advances.
Investigators said a 27-year-old woman was trying to get home when she entered the concourse of the Jefferson Station at 10th and Filbert streets Monday around 1 p.m.
Investigators said she was lost while trying to get to Northeast Philadelphia when she spotted the suspect and asked him for directions. The two then carried on a conversation for about 30 minutes inside the station.
The suspect and the woman went into a secluded area — off the platform — where the 26-year-old asked for sex before beating, kicking and sexually assaulting the woman, said Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit Captain John Darby.
"He basically pummeled her, he beat her with his fist, kicked her repeatedly," said Darby. "She suffered injuries to her face."
After the struggle, he fled on foot in an unknown direction.
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Police initially told NBC10 they believed the victim knew the suspect. On Tuesday, however, officials with the Special Victim's Unit told NBC10 the victim did not know him.
"These were two people who didn't know each other," said Darby.
Police said surveillance video played a key role in Green's arrest late Tuesday. They said he has 11 previous arrests and was recognized by some members of law enforcement.
