A woman was raped on a commuter train in the suburbs, near the American city of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), in the presence of other passengers who did nothing to prevent the sexual assault, according to the police account, reports Ap.

The alleged rapist, identified by the police as Fiston Ngoy, 35, was arrested at the next station, while the woman was taken to hospital

One of the employees of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPA) called the police after realizing that

"something was wrong"

in the train car, explained Timothy Bernhardt, superintendent of the train. Nearby Upper Darby Township Police Department.

The sexual attack occurred while the rest of the passengers in the car stood still and

"did nothing,"

according to the investigations carried out, which include the viewing of security cameras.

Ngoy faces a crime of rape in addition to other charges.

"There were a lot of people, in my opinion, who should have stepped in; someone should have done something," Bernhardt said.

"It

talks about where we are in society

; I mean, who would allow something like this to happen? So it's worrying."

Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt said officers were called to the 69th Street terminal around 10 p.m. Wednesday after the westbound train robbery on the Market-Frankford line, reports Ap.

Bernhardt called the victim an

"incredibly strong woman"

who provided the police with a lot of information about her attacker, whom she did not know.

"She's getting better," Bernhardt said.

"Hopefully I get over this."

The entire episode was captured on surveillance video that showed other people on the train at the time, Bernhardt said.

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