A New York City man wanted for raping a 10-year-old girl he met online earlier this month has been arrested and charged.
Dorikan Drayton Howard, 23, turned himself in to law enforcement Wednesday and was charged with rape, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
Bronx resident Drayton Howard met the girl on Jan. 6 after they connected online through an adult dating app, police previously told Fox News Digital. Fox 5 reported that Drayton Howard used the Bumble app to lure victims.
Dorikan Drayton Howard, 23, turned himself in to law enforcement Wednesday and was charged with rape, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. (Barry Williams, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
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Police said the suspect took the victim back to his apartment near Third Avenue and East 122nd Street in Harlem, where he raped her.
According to local reports, the victim's mother was out at the time of the alleged rape. When the victim's mother returned home, she encountered the suspect, who then fled.
The victim was rushed to the hospital in stable condition and transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
Drayton-Howard was kicked out of the 25th Precinct yesterday. (Barry Williams, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
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The NYPD posted several images of Drayton Howard on social media last week, asking for the public's help in tracking him down. Drayton-Howard, who was not named in the original appeal, was seen in photos wearing a durag and a navy-colored hoodie with “Nautica” embroidered on the front.
Community activist Alpheus Marcus told FOX 5 he is glad Drayton-Howard was arrested.
Surveillance footage of Dorican Drayton Howard, 23, who surrendered to law enforcement on Wednesday and was charged with rape, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. (Google Maps)
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“I'm glad the community spoke up and got this man off the streets,” Marcus said.
“We need more parents to be involved with their children. After all, there are predators on the internet and we need to monitor what they are doing on the internet. If not, it could happen again, so we want to stop this from happening. … We want to prevent it from knocking on other people's doors.”
