Man Who Raped 13-Year-Old In Brooklyn Arrested, Cops Say

BROOKLYN, NY — Police have nabbed the man they say raped a 13-year-old as she was walking to a friend's house in Brooklyn, cops said Thursday.

Kervins Germain, 29, was arrested just before midnight Wednesday and charged with rape, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse for the Nov. 1 attack, which happened around 11:30 p.m. near Avenue M and East 102nd Street.

Police said the 13-year-old girl had been walking to her friend's house in Canarsie when the man came up to her and the two started talking. The sexually assaulted the girl when they got to a house near the East 102nd Street and Avenue M corner, police said.

Germain lived about a mile from where he attacked the girl, records show.

The 13-year-old was taken to the hospital after the rape in stable condition and has since been treated and released, police said.