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Yonkers man charged with rape of 13-year-old girl in The Bronx

EMS took the teen to a local area hospital where she is expected to be physically okay.

Jul 1, 2026, 12:29 PM

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A Yonkers man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in The Bronx has been arrested.

Abundio Hernadez Cantu, 36, was arrested on Monday and charged with rape.

Police say on June 23 at around 9 p.m., the victim was getting off a BX9 MTA bus when Hernandez Cantu, who was also on the bus, grabbed her and dragged into a wooded area inside Van Cortlandt Park. He then sexually assaulted her before escaping.

EMS took the teen to a hospital, where she is expected to be physically OK.

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