Rapist 'tells victim "Ha, Ha, I just infected you with HIV" after brutal beating and sex assault'

24-year-old female was jumped from behind, beaten unconscious and repeatedly raped
Victim has been tested for HIV but results not released
Police seeking public help in finding the attacker, releasing surveillance video of the suspect

PUBLISHED: 10:26 EST, 12 September 2012 | UPDATED: 11:51 EST, 12 September 2012

A Philadelphia man mercilessly taunted a barely conscious woman he had raped, telling her that he had just infected her with HIV, according to the family of the female victim.

Philadelphia police are now searching for a suspect they say jumped the victim from behind, pushed her into an alley, beat her unconscious and then repeatedly raped her, in northeast Philly shortly after midnight on August 29.

'The 24-year-old victim sustained severe head and facial injuries to the point of almost being unrecognizable,' Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit Capt. John Darby told WCAU-TV.

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Suspect: Police are searching for this man in connection with the brutal sexual assault

The victim was beaten and was barely conscious when she was raped repeatedly over what could have been a period of several hours, police say.

Hours after the vicious attack, that occurred near Griscom & Church Street in Philadelphia, a neighbor saw the woman, bloodied and stumbling down the road.

She was hospitalized for several days and was tested for HIV but the results have not been released.

The victim's sister told the local news station that the assailant told her sister that he had infected her with HIV.

Victim: Footage shows the young woman walking down the street, shortly after midnight on August 29

Attack: Grainy surveillance video shows the barely visible suspect crossing the street, moments before he jumps up behind the victim

The victim remains unidentified but she told the local news station that she wants justice to be served.

Police are now turning to the public to help find the suspect, who is described as a thin, black man in his 20s around 5 feet, 9 inches tall.

Surveillance footage showing the suspect walking down the street and approaching the victim was released on YouTube on Tuesday.

The Mayor's Office is offering a $10,000 reward in the arrest and conviction of the man.

Hunt: The victim says she wants justice to be served and police are turning to the public for help in finding the alleged attacker

NBC 10 Philadelphia : Rapist Taunts Victim With HIV Claim

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- Dirk , Wisconsin, 12/9/2012 21:18

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Let a group of real men at him, see how big he is then. Coward!

- Samantha , Ireland, 12/9/2012 20:41

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feel sorry for the victim Animals like the criminal running around are the reason I stay armed 24/7

- lostone1413 , Phoenix AZ, 12/9/2012 20:26

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That poor woman...I can only imagine the trauma and fear she has now....what a disgusting sub human...seriously why should society pay for the scum on the bottom on a.shoe? This animal has no business in any society...we put dogs down for less.

- KC , Seoul, United States, 12/9/2012 20:21

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How utterly dreadful. Hope he gets castrated and locked away forever.

- PaulDavis , York UK, 12/9/2012 19:52

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Animal!!!!!!!!!!!

- Ephesians_6_12 , New Jerusalem, 12/9/2012 19:30

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I hope they catch this low life criminal

- Dirty Sanchez , Taxachusetts, 12/9/2012 19:17

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Ha, ha. When you get caught, you'll go to jail. Do you know what they do to little boys like you when you go to jail?