By: Christina Carrega-Woodby<\/p>\n
An 83-year-old woman in court Monday courageously confronted the Brooklyn teen who allegedly tossed her on a bed in her home, threatened her with a knife and then raped her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard a noise. A little noise. I thought it was my cat,\u201d said the 4-feet-10 Brighton Beach woman who was allegedly assaulted by Asa Robert, 19, in July 2015.<\/p>\n
The woman, whose name is being withheld, was cleaning her front yard when Robert allegedly snuck inside the home and hid near her bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started to walk backwards. He started to follow me … and then all of a sudden I felt a hand on my neck … I was scared,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Robert pushed her on the bed and placed a knife at her neck, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe started to yell, \u2018Gimme the money.\u2019 I said, \u2018I\u2019m a poor old lady, my family handles all my money,\u2019 \u201dsaid the woman.<\/p>\n
The frail woman, who had to be pushed into court in a wheelchair, did not initially tell police, but later confided in her daughter about the sexual assault. \u201cIt was a long time he was doing it. … This was the most disgusting thing that has ever happened to me,\u201d she told jurors.<\/p>\n
If convicted, Robert faces 25 years to life in prison for predatory sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0NY Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"