New York man jailed for abusing corpse on subway
A New York court has sentenced Felix Rojas to five years in prison for sexually abusing the body of Jorge Gonzalez on a Manhattan subway train. The incident occurred after Gonzalez lost consciousness on an R train in April 2025. Rojas pleaded guilty and later surrendered to police after identifying himself from surveillance images. The case has raised concerns about safety and monitoring in New York City’s transit system.
What happened
- Felix Rojas, age 44, was sentenced to five years in prison for abusing the corpse of Jorge Gonzalez.
- The incident happened on an R train in Manhattan after Gonzalez lost consciousness in April 2025.
- Surveillance footage showed Rojas targeting the unresponsive victim and searching his pockets.
- Rojas surrendered to police about three weeks later after seeing surveillance images released during the investigation.
- In addition to prison, Rojas will be under 15 years of supervised release after his sentence.
