Shocking! Man Rapes Woman, Attempts to Rape Two Others Within Three Hours (Photo)

 

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man who raped a woman on the Lower East Side before attempting to rape two more women within three hours, Police officials say.

 

Robert Bowie is facing three charges of rape, robbery and burglary for the string of attacks that began at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, officials said. 

 

According to the police, the suspect first followed a 33-year-old woman into her James St. apartment, where he grabbed and attempted to rob and rape her, but the woman was able to fight him off, police said.

 

Bowie resurfaced two hours later and began following a 24-year-old woman into an apartment on Broome St., cops said. He grabbed the woman by the shoulders, but ran off when she screamed. An hour later, Bowie raped a 40-year-old woman inside the Baruch Houses on the FDR Drive, cops said.

 

A tipster who recognized Bowie from surveillance images recovered from the scene helped police identify him. Bowie has been arrested many times for turnstile jumping and assault — including once for trying to kick in the door to a car service dispatcher’s office, according to court records.