Would-Be Williamsburg Rapist Sentenced To 10 Years, Prosecutors Say

EAST WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — The would-be rapist who was chased off by a father and step-son, who later helped police make an arrest, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Todd Deas, 31, began following his 27-year-old victim, demanding that she speak to him, down McKibben Street near White Street on Oct. 18, 2016 around 12:25 a.m., according to a statement from the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.

Deas grabbed the woman by the arm, strangled her, punched her in the face, repeatedly slammed her body into the concrete, then ripped off her panythose and underwear, prosecutors said.

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But when a 28-year-old man and his 46-year-old stepfather ran to the young woman’s aid, Deas tightened his pants and walk away, prosecutors said.

The father stayed with the unconscious young woman — who had cuts and bruises on her face, an eye swollen shut, and a fractured bone in her neck — while the step-son went in search of her attacker, according to prosecutors.

The younger man quickly flagged down a passing patrol car, hopped into the back and drove around the neighborhood until he spotted Deas on Harrison Place about 20 minutes later, according to prosecutors and court records.

The officers arrested Deas, who lived nearby on Porter Street, and charged him with attempted rape, court records show.

Deas pleaded guilty to attempted rape on July 18 and was sentenced to a 10-year prison sentence in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Tuesday, prosecutors said.

Deas’ attorney was not immediately available to comment.

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