Ex-con Accused Of Tying Up, Raping Woman At UWS Hotel

An ex-con allegedly raped and sodomized a stranger at an Upper West Side hotel while holding a knife to her throat and sneering, “Today is the day you’re going to die,” law-enforcement sources said Friday.

Photo: Christopher Sadowski

New York Post, January 2, 2016
By Jamie Schram

Farhan Khan, 27, of Franklin Square, LI, allegedly accosted the 35-year-old woman in a room at the Comfort Inn on West 71st Street just steps from Central Park at around 3 a.m. on Dec. 30, sources said.

Khan, convicted of drug possession in 2014, allegedly tied her up before making the threat, sources said.

He allegedly threatened her with a hammer and yelled, “Don’t fight, and I’ll let you go, I’ll let you go soon,” according to sources.

He allegedly forced her to give him oral sex before raping her, sources said.

She broke free and fled.

Khan was held without bail at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Man Rapes Woman and Tells Her, I Just Gave You HIV.

It happened in Philadelphia, PA, at around midnight on August 29th. The woman was raped and beat continuously and then passed out. 

Police authorities say the raped woman's face was almost unrecognizable from the beating and they suspect that the rapist who claimed he had HIV, raped and assaulted her for several hours. She was taken to the hospital and stayed for several days. She also was tested for HIV, but the results were not declared.

After the Philadelphia police couldn't find the rapist, they finally had to make it public, in hopes of catching the rapist that presumably has HIV. The rapist is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall. He is a thin black man and appears to be in his 20s, with a medium complexion and short black hair. The police have also released this video.

If you live in Philadelphia and have seen someone that acts suspiciously and matches the description above, please notify the police.

Insurance Companies Deny Coverage for Previous Rape Victims

We recently found out about yet another health insurance tactic to not cover certain people, mostly women. To be specific not covering women that have been previously raped. It turns out that if women that have been raped, go to a doctor or hospital, these providers more often than not, prescribe for them a month's supply of anti-AIDS medicine. This of course goes on their record. Even though most of these women never get AIDS, insurance companies will deny them health coverage in the future, due to their supposedly pre-existing condition...

This is discrimination against women who had no control over their predicament. We are talking about thousands of women who get raped or sexually assaulted each year in this country! This could be your sister, wife, mother or daughter. Not only does this mean that these women will live with the horrible memory of their rape, but they will also have to face living without health insurance coverage for the rest of their lives! As stated previously, most of them never get the so called pre-existing condition, which in this case is AIDS!

To read more about this rape pre-existing injustice click here.

Hofstra University Student is Gang Raped

A Hofstra University student in Hempstead, NY was raped by 5 men last Sunday. The 18 year old woman was in an on-campus nightclub and had danced with one of the men. After she danced with him, he snatched her cell phone. She pursued him to retrieve her phone and was forced into the man's room. She was allegedly raped by the man who is also a student at Hofstra University and 4 others. Police say 4 of the men have been arraigned on rape and other charges but 1 is still at-large.

Real Estates Agents Can Be Easy Targets For Attackers

With all the housing market stories flowing around, WomenOnGuard continues to bring attention to the issues that real estate agents face on a daily basis, sometimes several times a day. As you know, agents are always out and about and show houses to potential buyers all the time. Carrying self defense products is essential for this line of work.

The situation of real estate agents is unique in many ways. Talk about risky jobs, this is definitely one of them and where self defense products might come in handy. First, they usually don't know the person that they will be showing a home to. Second, more often than not, they show it alone without a partner or assistant. And third, many times the homes are unoccupied. These three circumstances can add up to a potentially dangerous job description for real estate agents, who become agents because they consider themselves good sales people and knowledgeable in the housing market. This danger is not very often spoken about, but is always on the minds of the real estate agents, while showing homes.

When the agent is a woman, it is even more of a safety issue. This danger is increased considerably if she is showing a home to a male buyer. As mentioned above, she usually would not know anything about this man, and she would usually show the house to him alone. Showing an empty house or condo is a perfect place for an assailant to commit a crime. They don't have to worry about witnesses and if they actually kill the agent, they don't have to worry about where to leave the body, since an empty house is the perfect place.

Occasionally you will hear in the news of cases where a real estate agent was raped or killed. This is no surprise, considering their unique situation. A real estate agent should always be conscience of their safety when showing homes and should always carry self defense products. This applies to male as well as female real estate agents and in small towns as well as large cities.