Gabrielle Sumkin was also out for a run in the West Village Thursday when she spotted the woman lying on the ground near New York City’s popular Pier 45 near West and Christopher streets.
Carl Phanor is wanted for at least two other previous sex crimes in the Big Apple, where both Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul have been slammed for remaining silent on the case.
"This woman seemed like she was legitimately very hurt and it was clear that something had happened to her," the Good Samaritan who helped the victim said.
Carl Phanor, the suspect accused of raping a woman while she was jogging in New York City's West Village, was wanted for at least two other sexual assaults, police said.