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Rapper Honored for Saving 16-Year-Old From Sexual Assault on Queens Bus

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | November 28, 2016 5:24pm
 The 112th Precinct presented Moise Morancy with its Good Samaritan Award.
The 112th Precinct presented Moise Morancy with its Good Samaritan Award.
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QUEENS — A Brooklyn rapper who in October restrained a man trying to sexually assault a 16-year-old girl on a Rego Park bus was recently honored by the 112th Precinct.

Moise Morancy, a 21-year-old aspiring actor and hip-hop artist, was riding a southbound Q53 bus on Oct. 25 at about 3 p.m., near Woodhaven Boulevard and 60th Road, when he saw the man harassing the victim, officials said.

The suspect, later identified as 36-year-old Pablo Levano, began speaking to her in Spanish, but when she couldn't understand, he said in English, “my house is your house,” according to the NYPD.

He than allegedly placed his hand on hers and started rubbing her inner thigh, according to a criminal complaint.

When Morancy saw what was happening, he immediately sprang into action, police said. After wrestling with Levano, he held him until police arrived and could arrest him.

On Saturday, the precinct awarded Morancy with its Good Samaritan award.

"Today on behalf of the @NYPD112Pct & Community Council we awarded Moise Morancy a Good Samaritan Award. #ThankYou,” the precinct posted on Twitter.

The precinct also gave Morancy a plaque thanking him for his “actions to help protect a victim.”

The plaque included the title of a song Morancy wrote after the incident: “No Means No.” 

 

Today I was honored by the NYPD with the Good Samaritan Award! I am humbled by this gesture! Thank you!

A photo posted by NEGUS X (@moisemorancy) on

“I am humbled by this gesture!” Morancy posted on his Facebook page. “I hope this incident inspires you to help others and be a Good Samaritan as I’ve been deemed today.”

In a video from the ceremony that he posted on his page, Morancy said that in the past he had a number of negative encounters with police. But this incident has changed his perception of the NYPD.

"I really appreciate you guys for the work that you do and this is really a life-changer for me," he said in the video. "Using the platform that I have I’m going to educate other people, especially other young men and young women of color so that they can have a better understanding of the NYPD’s purpose. And … your purpose is just to help us."

Levano was charged with forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment, according to the criminal complaint.

If convicted, Levano, who is due back in court on March 23, faces up to a year in jail, according to the Queens District Attorney's office.

Attempts to reach his attorney were not immediately successful.