NYT Omits Immigration Status of Suspect in Subway Corpse Rape Case, Sparking Outrage Over Selective Reporting | 5 May 2025 | The New York Times published a 400-word report last week about the rape of a corpse aboard a New York City subway train — but nowhere in the article did the paper mention that the suspect, Felix Rojas, is an illegal alien. Rojas, 44, was arrested for first-degree rape after police say he violated the body of a dead man on an R train in Manhattan on April 9. Surveillance footage reportedly captured Rojas entering the nearly empty train at the Whitehall Street–South Ferry station, rummaging through the pockets of a deceased man and then sexually assaulting the corpse before fleeing. What The New York Times did not report, however, is that Rojas is an illegal immigrant — a fact confirmed by law enforcement officials. This weekend, the omission sparked criticism on social media, where readers accused the NYT of protecting a political narrative at the expense of telling the truth.