A foreign tourist was dragged into a Midtown alley and raped shortly after leaving the Midtown celeb hot spot Lavo early Sunday morning, law-enforcement sources said last night.
The 20-year-old Australian victim was intoxicated when she left the club — a supermodel magnet where stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Gerard Butler party — on East 58th Street between Park and Madison avenues in Manhattan at around 3:35 a.m. Sunday, the sources said.
She jumped into a cab to head back to where she was staying.
But the woman, for some reason, started arguing with the driver and quickly got out, the sources said.
Once back on the street, she was suddenly grabbed from behind and dragged into the nearby alley, where she was assaulted, the sources said.
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She could not remember the exact spot when questioned later, the sources said.
Cops released a sketch of the suspected attacker, whom they described as a middle-aged man, about 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds and wearing dark clothing.
He is believed to be between 35 and 40 years old. He was wearing a dark skull cap at the time of the assault.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).