Sicko who tried to rape Central Park sunbather gets 13 years as survivor describes painful aftermath

Nypost · May 13, 2026 · 581 words · By David Propper; Kyle Schnitzer

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Sicko who tried to rape Central Park sunbather gets 13 years as survivor describes painful aftermath A creep who tried to rape a Central Park sunbather was slapped with a 13-year prison sentence Wednesday as the resilient victim recalled how the attack tore…

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The victim urged the judge to dole out the maximum prison term to Longmire as she described how her life was forever altered following the June 2024 assault.

Common ground

“My body became stuck in a constant state of fight or flight, and all the things I used to love about living in a big city became my largest sources of anxiety,” she said in a victim impact statement read by Assistant District Attorney Christina Awad in court.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Longmire has past criminal convictions in New York and Florida”

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Police reports cited in web results confirm that Longmire has five previous arrests in New York City and prior arrests in Florida, including sex crimes.

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Claim 2: “On top of the 13 years in prison, Longmire received 15 years of post-release supervision.”

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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.

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Claim 3: “He was convicted of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony”

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Court records cited by the NYPD explicitly state that he was convicted of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony stemming from a 2017 incident in Florida.

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web search NEUTRAL — He was convicted of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony stemming from a 2017 incident, according to court records. Longmire was accused of trying to sexually assault a woman in a psychia…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-charged-attempted-rape-sexual…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jermaine Longmire is arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on attempted rape charges after he was arrested for trying to rape a woman in Central Park who was sunbathing. .
https://www.aol.com/nypd-quietly-boots-central-park-21364709…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jermaine Longmire is the suspect in the June 24 sexual assault of the woman in Central Park. Curtis Means/POOL. Cops released a sketch of the attempted rape suspect.
https://nypost.com/2024/07/03/us-news/suspect-jermaine-longm…

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Claim 4: “Longmire grabbed her from behind and pinned her to the ground as he tried to rape her”

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Two independent news reports explicitly state that Longmire tackled the woman from behind and pinned her to the ground while attempting to rape her.

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web search NEUTRAL — Longmire who is charged with first-degree attempted rape and first-degree sexual abuse, both felonies, appeared in court Wednesday.Longmire was also wanted for a forcible touching incident in March in…
https://wfin.com/fox-national-news/central-park-attempted-ra…

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web search NEUTRAL — The woman screamed and tried to run, but Longmire tackled her from behind, pinned her down and tried to rape her, according to trial testimony. The victim fought him off, and he fled along West Drive.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/homeless-attacker-convic…

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web search NEUTRAL — When the woman screamed and tried to run away, Longmire tackled her from behind and tried to rape her, police and prosecutors said.
https://spectrumnews1.com/manhattan/public-safety/2024/07/03…

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Claim 5: “Jermaine Longmire... gets 13 years”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains unrelated sentencing stories (a Glen Allen man, a Michigan man) but does not mention the specific sentence length for Jermaine Longmire.

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Claim 6: “Jermaine Longmire, 45, received the time behind bars for tackling the 21-year-old victim and pinning her to the ground”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Jermaine Longmire tackled a woman from behind and pinned her down during an attempted rape in Central Park.

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Claim 7: “Longmire crept up to the woman while she was soaking up sun in the Great Hills section of the massive Big Apple park on her day off from work and exposed himself to her in the middle of the day on June 24, 2024.”

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Multiple sources confirm the date (June 24), the location (Central Park/Great Hill area), and the nature of the attack (targeting a sunbather).

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Claim 8: “The victim, a Seattle native”

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The provided evidence for this claim only contains dictionary definitions of the word 'victim' and does not mention the victim's origin or hometown.

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of VICTIM is one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent. How to use victim in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victim

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web search NEUTRAL — VICTIM definition: a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency. See examples of victim used in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — VICTIM definition: 1. someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/victim

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Claim 9: “including a 2018 case when he tried to sexually assault a woman at a Sunshine State medical facility where he was also a resident”

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Evidence confirms Longmire was accused of trying to sexually assault a woman in a psychiatric facility in Florida, and another source links his prior arrests in Florida to sex crimes.

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