Derek Jamal Boykin has been charged with assaulting and attempting to rape a 17-year-old girl.
A 17-year-old teenage girl was attacked during the day near a school in San Jose. The attack had happened at around 3 pm on March 24, 2022.
According to the San Jose Police department, the man has been identified and taken into custody. Here are things we know about the attacker.
Who Is Derek Jamal Boykin?
Derek Jamal Boykin is a man who is suspected of attacking a girl in South San Jose. He is a 38-year-old man belonging African-American race.
According to police records, Boykin has a criminal history. He had been arrested and charged with multiple sexual-assault felonies in past.
He is currently being held without bail in the Santa Clara County Main Jail.
San Jose Man Derek Jamal Boykin Faces Assault Charges On 17 Years Old
Surveillance video has identified Derek Jamal Boykin as the attacker of the 17-year-old girl. He has been charged with assault and attempted rape.
Initially, the attack and incident were not publicized. Residents were concerned after a video of the attack was briefly posted and shared on Facebook.
The video showed a man dressed in white pushing a teenager up against a fence and then wrestling with her. Police concluded that Boykin was initially after her purse.
However, after analyzing the scenes closely, the man is seen throwing the girl to the ground and straddling her.
The man walks away after some bystanders had come to the aid of the girl. Perhaps, preventing a serious mishappening.
San Jose Officers have stated: “People who were in the area and people who were aware of their surroundings obviously contributed to helping solve this incident and prevented something perhaps even worse from happening,”
Meanwhile, the victim’s grandmother has stated that the girl is still in great shock after the incident. She has not been named.
For now, Boykin remains in the hand of custody with no bail.
Safety Concern Demands After Derek Jamal Boykin Assault Video Emerges
People of the nearby apartment complex have demanded safety after Derek Jamal Boykin’s assault video has arrived.
Residents have said they were shocked by the news and did not learn about it until this week.
On average, there are 463,634 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States.
With the rise in rape cases, people must be wary of men like Boykin, who prey on innocent children on the street.