CHINATOWN — Three teenagers have pleaded guilty in the violent rape of a woman in Chinatown, the Manhattan District Attorney announced Friday.
Emanuel Burrowes, Sanat Asliev and Eric Pek, all 17 years old, beat and raped a barely-conscious woman in a stairwell last June — and the borough’s top prosecutor hopes their plea will bring some closure and peace to the victim.
“The actions taken by these young men are truly unforgivable,” said District Attorney Cyrus Vance. “No prison sentence can account for the pain and trauma that these defendants caused the survivor in this case, but I hope these convictions will provide a sense of closure for her.”
At around 3:30 am on June 1, the defendants repeatedly touched the 33-year-old victim in an Eldridge Street internet café while she tried to push them away, then dragged her into the stairwell of a nearby building where they beat and raped her, the DA said.
The defendants then robbed the woman — snatching her cellphone, keys, ID, credit cards and cash — before fleeing the stairwell.
The victim was treated at a nearby hospital after she left the stairwell seeking help. Authorities arrested the teens the next day.
The recommended sentences have not yet been determined, the DA's office said.
Burrowes' and Asliev's lawyers did not immediately return requests for comment.
Pek's lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.
