Joshua Henderson faces charges including rape and robbery. Photo / NYPD
A burglar raped a New York woman at gunpoint in her own home after forcing her to choose between rape, death or having sex with her own son, police say.
Joshua Henderson, 33, who has a lengthy criminal history, is accused of posing as a construction worker to access the
woman's apartment in the borough of Queens before committing the horrendous crime.
The New York Daily News reported that Henderson was on parole at the time of the offence, with his ankle bracelet's tracking technology putting him at the scene of the crime.
After knocking at the door wearing a high-vis vest and having a short conversation with the victim, Henderson then broke into the apartment through an unlocked fire escape window, police said.
The woman was at home with her adult son. Her other son, a teenager with special needs, was not at home at the time.
