-->

• Maria Besedin was raped in a Queens, New York subway station in 2005, just before her 22nd birthday. The rape occurred in full view of a toll booth clerk and a train conductor. Besedin later sued the two transit workers for ignoring her cries for help and failing to call 911.NY Daily News: Subway Rape Victim Comes Forward After Suit Tossed... (April 13, 2009)

  In April 2009 it was reported that Queens Supreme Court Judge Kevin Kerrigan threw out the lawsuit and said the MTA transit workers were not negligent. Besedin plans to appeal the judge's decision.NY Daily News: Subway Rape Victim Comes Forward After Suit Tossed... (April 13, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 25 years old in 2009
  2. Raped at the 21st St. station in Hunters Point, Queens, New YorkNY Daily News: Subway Rape Victim Comes Forward After Suit Tossed... (April 13, 2009)
  3. Date of rape: June 7, 2005NY Daily News: Subway Rape Victim Comes Forward After Suit Tossed... (April 13, 2009)
  4. Has suffered extreme emotional symptoms since the brutal incident
  5. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder
  6. Dropped out of college and moved back in with her parents in Rhode Island
  7. Rape occurred in front of two Metro Transit employees
  8. Filed a lawsuit against the MTA
  9. Judge from the Queens Supreme Court tossed the case and said the transit employees were not negligentNY Daily News: Subway Rape Victim Comes Forward After Suit Tossed... (April 13, 2009)

• Queens Subway Rape

  On the evening of June 7, 2005, Besedin was on her way to visit her boyfriend in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. As she sat in the car of the subway train a man wearing camouflage started touching her feet. At the time, Besedin had headphones on and was writing in her journal. She moved away from him and got off at the 21st St station. The man chased her and raped her on the platform. A toll booth worker, John Koort, and a conductor, Harmodio Cruz, saw the attack and alerted a command center but did not call 911 or try to help her.NY Daily News: Subway Rape Victim Comes Forward After Suit Tossed... (April 13, 2009)

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  New York City | Long Island

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page