A creep with a lengthy rap sheet was apprehended on Tuesday for raping a 14-year-old girl in a Stuyvesant Town apartment building last week, according to authorities.
Germaine Parham, 33, was apprehended in upstate New York by NYPD members assigned to the US Marshals New York and New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force for the horrible assault that occurred in Manhattan’s StuyTown hamlet on the morning of Jan. 29, according to the NYPD and sources.
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Parham allegedly approached the teenage girl around 11:45 a.m. at the building at First Avenue and First Avenue Loop in the East Village’s private residential complex and sexually assaulted her, according to police.
He then swiped her phone and fled the area. The 14-year-old girl was taken to the hospital for treatment, authorities said.
According to sources, Parham has a lengthy criminal past, including more than two dozen prior arrests and an outstanding bench warrant.
He was most recently arrested on January 8 for stealing around $1,835 worth of products from a CVS in Midtown Manhattan. After failing to appear in court, he was issued a bench warrant, according to reports.
He has been arrested numerous times for drugstore robberies in New York City.
In November 2025, the alleged rapist was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a knifepoint robbery at a CVS drugstore in the Bronx, according to sources.
Authorities said Parham is now facing a laundry list of new allegations, including five counts of rape, robbery, attempted assault, predatory sexual assault, kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon, and six counts of sexual abuse.
The StuyTown apartment complex, where the terrifying attack occurred, has its own public safety office staffed 24/7 with multiple officers and “world-class amenities,” such as multiple fitness centers, 15 playgrounds, and an ice rink, with rents for 1-bedroom apartments starting at $4,873, according to its website.
Following Parham’s arrest, the ritzy village government sent an update to residents, promising to strengthen public safety patrols and construction inspections in the wake of the “awful incident.”
“We just learned from the NYPD that they caught the suspect. We are grateful to the NYPD for their dedication and our ongoing partnership with the Department,” StuyTown wrote in a memo obtained by The Post.
“While this is a positive update, our community is still hurting, and we are angry over this awful incident. As parents and residents of StuyTown ourselves, many of whom raise children here and attend our local schools, this has deeply impacted all of us. We are heartbroken and share many of the emotions you are feeling,” the statement said.
The update promised “constant” public safety patrols of the complex, as well as the installation of call buttons to the local public safety office at each building door.
