A 30-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting three women in New York City is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County while he awaits extradition. Miami Beach police are checking whether he may be linked to other attacks, including some in South Florida.
Dereck Rivera Deleon was arrested Tuesday by Miami Beach police and U.S. Marshals near 11th Street and Washington Avenue, across from police headquarters. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that investigators tracked his cellphone, and that he was apparently on his way to work at a nearby Burger King when officers took him into custody. He is held on a fugitive warrant.
According to law enforcement, Rivera Deleon is accused of raping three women in Central Park. The first attack happened in July 2021, a second woman reported an assault in October 2023, and a third woman reported being attacked last month. The New York Police Department is seeking his extradition.
Body-camera video released by Miami Beach police shows Rivera Deleon asking officers whether he can use his phone and make a call. An officer told him he would be allowed to once he was processed.
Police spokesperson Christopher Bess said the suspect had been living in South Florida for only a few weeks. Bess said police have no information that anyone was victimized in South Florida so far, but he hopes news of the arrest will prompt anyone who may have been attacked by Rivera Deleon to contact investigators.
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