Woman Raped On SEPTA Train As Passengers Watched: Latest Details

UPPER DARBY, PA — Police in Upper Darby have charged a man with rape, sexual assault, and related crimes after they said he raped a woman on a SEPTA train and passengers did nothing to stop it.

The incident occurred at around 10 p.m. Wednesday on SEPTA's Market-Frankford line.

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Action News reports Fiston M. Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and other related crimes.

Ngoy was arrested at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby last week after a SEPTA employee noticed the attack taking place and alerted police, NBC10 reports.

Upper Darby Police Supervisor Tim Bernhardt called the victim an "unbelievably strong woman" who is recovering from the attack.

However, Bernhardt had harsh words for SEPTA riders who did nothing to prevent the incident.

"There were a lot of people, in my opinion, that should have intervened," Bernhardt told Fox 29. "Somebody should have done something, it speaks to where we are in society, who would allow something like that to take place?"

Ngoy is being held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $180,000 bail.

His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 25, court records show.