Kashaan Parks, 39, is named as suspect in brutal lasso rape of NYC woman dragged away with belt around her neck before being attacked

A man who filmed lassoing a woman with a belt around the neck before raping her has been identified as a 39-year-old father of a young girl, according to police.

Kashaan Parks, 39, was named as a suspect nine days after the brutal attack in the South Bronx, in which the victim was tied with a belt around her neck before sexually assaulting her.

Photos on social media show him as a loving father and partner, often playing with his toddler or laughing with his partner.

NYPD confirmed with DailyMail.com that the victim, a 45-year-old woman, was walking near East 152nd Street and Third Avenue around 3 a.m. when Parks allegedly crept up behind her.

Parks then allegedly placed a belt around the victim’s neck, rendering her unconscious, before sexually assaulting her, the NYPD said.

Parks was reportedly filmed lassoing a woman with a belt around the neck before raping her. The 39-year-old father of a young girl has been identified

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NYPD told DailyMail.com that while no official arrest has yet been made, Parks can turn himself in.

Although security footage of the incident has gone viral on social media, officers told amNy they were not immediately notified of the situation because the victim did not report it.

It wasn’t until the victim was arrested for petty theft that officers discovered the incident. She cooperated and identified Parks as the man who attacked her.

“Our victim indicated she had seen him before; she actually described his teeth to us; he had unusual teeth,” said Chief of Patrol Joseph Kenny amNY. “She said he has space between his teeth.”

Photos on social media show him as a loving father and partner, often playing with his toddler or laughing with his partner (photo: Parks holding his toddler)

In the photo: Parks with his partner and their child, who are often photographed together

Although security footage of Parks (pictured) and the attack has gone viral on social media, officers told amNy they were not immediately notified of the situation because the victim had not reported it (photo: Parks smiling with his child posted a photo to Facebook)

Kashaan Parks is pictured with partner and their child in some of her Facebook photos

Surveillance video reviewed by DailyMail.com showed the woman police suspect was walking in front of Parks, who had a white cloth tied around the lower half of his face.

He tied a belt around her neck and dragged her to the ground, and as the woman struggled, she quickly went limp.

Parks allegedly dragged her along the sidewalk and between two parked cars. He reportedly looked around before leaning over the woman’s body, which is hidden from view.

Police believe the attack occurred following an earlier conversation between the two people that evening, during which sex took place in exchange for money.

They say the conversation was about offering the victim money for sex.

However, when this agreement failed to materialize, police say Parks became extremely angry and allegedly strangled the victim with a belt before raping her.

A woman was choked unconscious and sexually assaulted by an unknown man as she walked through the Bronx in the early hours of May 1.

The NYPD confirmed that the woman was walking near East 152nd Street and Third Avenue when an unknown man put a leash around her neck. He knocked her unconscious before sexually assaulting her

Surveillance footage shows the man dragging the victim’s limp body between two parked cars

Police believe the attack occurred following an earlier conversation between the two people that evening, during which sex took place in exchange for money

Just last month, a man lurked in a Manhattan apartment building before assaulting a 23-year-old woman as she returned home.

That man, who has yet to be identified, placed the victim in a chokehold before forcing her into the hallway. He allegedly threatened to shoot her if she screamed.

Also last month, a Bronx man entered a woman’s home and punched her in the face several times before sexually assaulting her.

He was identified as 31-year-old Malik Crocker. Jail records show he has not been arrested.

NYPD data shows that as of May 5, 511 rapes were reported citywide. The vast majority took place in the Bronx.

However, the number of rapes in the municipality has fallen this year, with 141 reports through May 5, compared to 148 in the same period in 2023.