Thomas Johnson: NYC thug accused of raping 81-yr-old neighbor after breaking into her home
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: A registered sex offender was arrested after he was accused of raping his 81-year-old NYC neighbor in her home. The victim said he used to help her with groceries and hold the door for her. The chivalrous crook on Tuesday, September 27, broke into the elderly victim's house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn around 1.am. When the woman heard some noise coming from her living room she went to check and then found 50-year-old Thomas Johnson there, said police.
“The subject began to choke and punch her and she lost consciousness,” NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said at One Police Plaza Wednesday. The 81-year-old victim was treated at a local hospital after she was left bruised and bloodied with a dislocated jaw, a broken foot, and scars across her body. It was reported various clothing items on the victim were also missing. Detectives arrested Thomas Johnson and found out he has a history of violating crimes.
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“I’m still spitting up blood,” the woman said, a day after the vicious attack. “He didn’t say a word. He knocked me down on the ground and strangled me. He jammed his fingers down my throat so I couldn’t scream. I was knocked unconscious. I believe he raped me,” the woman who has not been name said, NY Daily News reports.
Thomas Johnson is a third-level registered sex offender, “which is our highest level,” Chief Essig said. Johnson has a record of nine prior arrests and has served one year behind the bars. Last year, 2021, Johnson was arrested on charges of assaulting an elderly female, burglary, and strangulation, police said. In August 2006, Johnson was arrested for sexually abusing a girl, according to the New York Post.' He pleaded guilty to the crime and served one year behind bars.
The police reported, in June 1995, Johnson was arrested for attempted murder and pleaded guilty to assault. Johnson has a record of grand theft charges against him. "He has various grand larceny charges on his record," cops said. He was also busted in 2003 and most recently in 2021 on unspecified charges. After his arrest in 2021, the District Attorney’s office asked for $50,000 bail in that case, but Johnson was released on supervision.
Johnson was arrested and indicted for his recent assault against his 81-year-old neighbor after he broke into her home and reportedly choked her and punched her multiple times due to which she lost consciousness. However, the elderly victim did not want to move forward with the case, a law enforcement source said. An order of protection was issued for the elderly woman, who was a family member, according to sources. Chief Essig said, Thomas Johnson and his female victim knew each other as neighbors.