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Cops Arrest Man Suspected of Attempted Rape in Harlem

By Trevor Kapp | December 7, 2012 8:12am
 Police have arrested and charged Twuan Darby, 37, with attempted rape, sexual abuse and burglary.
Police have arrested and charged Twuan Darby, 37, with attempted rape, sexual abuse and burglary.
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HARLEM — Cops have arrested a man who they say tried to rape a 24-year-old woman inside a West Harlem apartment building early Saturday.

Police said Twuan Darby, 37, followed the victim into her building and tried to rape her on the steps about 12:20 a.m. The woman fought him off and escaped.

Darby, of the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, has been charged with attempted rape, sexual abuse and burglary.

He has a slew of prior convictions for assault and narcotics possession, police said.