West Philly man charged with raping woman in Macy's bathroom

Police have arrested a West Philadelphia man accused of sexually assaulting a 55-year-old woman at the Macy's department store in Center City last weekend.

Jaleel Uqdah, 22, was taken into custody at his home in the city's Carroll Park neighborhood Wednesday morning. Police said they found clothes matching those worn during the alleged assault.

Uqdah was charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, robbery, sexual assault and other offenses, prosectuors said.

The victim was shopping with her husband Sunday when she entered a third floor bathroom around 11:30 a.m. Uqdah had been waiting inside the restroom for 20 minutes when she entered, police said. He allegedly jumped over her stall, dragged her into another stall and raped her.

Uqdah, who used kitchen skewers as a "makeshift weapon," also stole between $60 and $80 from the woman, police said.
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