Maria Besedina

Maria Besedina is a 25-year-old woman from New York City, who was sexually assaulted in a subway in 2005. Two subway employees saw what was happening and called the command center to report the assault but did nothing else. Besedina sued, arguing that they should have tried to stop the rape. The judge threw out the case on April 2, 2009.New York Post: Rape Victim: Subway Workers' Inaction 'Deplorable' (April 2, 2009) YourNabe: LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA (March 4, 2009)

Maria Besedina was headed to see her sick boyfriend at 2:15 am on the Queens bound G train in New York City on June 7, 2005 when she was approached by the only other person in the car. When she got off the train at the 21st Street Station, he chased her up the stairs to the station agent window, but dragged her back down and raped her.New York Post: Rape Victim: Subway Workers' Inaction 'Deplorable' (April 2, 2009) YourNabe: LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA (March 4, 2009)

Subway conductor Harmodio Cruz saw the attack from the window of his train; station agent John Koort witnessed the woman screaming as she was dragged down the stairs. They called the command center to summon police, but did nothing else.New York Post: Rape Victim: Subway Workers' Inaction 'Deplorable' (April 2, 2009) YourNabe: LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA (March 4, 2009)

The police came 10 minutes later but the rapist was gone.New York Post: Rape Victim: Subway Workers' Inaction 'Deplorable' (April 2, 2009) YourNabe: LIC subway rape victim files suit against MTA (March 4, 2009)