Man busted for ‘having sex with a dead body’ on a train

A man allegedly raped a corpse while riding a New York City subway train.

Felix Rojas, 44, was arrested on Sunday more than two weeks after the horrifying incident on the R train.

Rojas is accused of entering the train at the Whitehall Street-South Ferry station on April 9 around 11pm and riding for roughly 45 minutes before spotting an unconscious man inside, said the New York Police Department.

After going through the man’s pockets, Rojas allegedly had sex with the corpse, according to an internal NYPD document obtained by The New York Times.

Rojas fled the train after the incident, all of which was captured on CCTV footage.

The victim had boarded the train around 8pm the same day and died of natural causes, a law enforcement official told the newspaper.

Cops released photos of the suspect showing him wearing a dark jacket over a yellow hoodie and a Los Angeles Dodgers hat, and engaged in a manhunt.

Rojas, of Brooklyn, who was taken into custody at 9.20pm on Sunday. A source told the New York Post that he turned himself in.

Rojas has been charged with first-degree rape. He did not have a criminal history and was not in the state registry for sex offenders, public records show. He was expected to be arraigned on Monday.

The victim has been identified as Jorge Gonzalez, 37, the Post reported. His estranged wife reportedly said he struggled with cirrhosis and alcohol consumption.

Rojas’ former neighbor, Angie Sofikitis, 77, said he and his family with three children attended church and that he lived at and did maintenance at the building next door to her home. She also told The Times that he had moved out about a year ago.

It is the latest concerning incident on the city’s subway system, which has continued to see violence and leave some New Yorkers fearing for their safety despite NYPD finding that crime rates reached a record low in the first three months of 2025.

In December, a woman was burned alive on an F train car by a 33-year-old migrant from Guatemala.

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