CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (WABC) -- Police on Long Island arrested a man they say broke into the home of a 74-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her.

Jawarren Booker, 29, is now charged with rape and burglary in connection to the assault in Suffolk County.

The attack happened back on Friday, October 24 between 6:15 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. It's a crime that has rattled a normally quiet apartment complex in Holbrook.

"Oh, I'm sick to my stomach, it's disgusting," one woman told Eyewitness News.

An arrest offers only some comfort after the alleged crime. Police say Booker broke into an apartment through a window, pinned down the 74-year-old woman in her own home and raped her.

Once he fled, the victim called 911 and was taken to a local hospital.

Authorities say the 29-year-old suspect, or

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