FIT student who was fatally drugged, raped remebered as 'sweet and kind'
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Annabel Richter, a 20-year-old Fashion Institute of Technology student from Brazil, was allegedly drugged and raped by 19-year-old Moises Freire in their Chelsea dorm while suffering from a fentanyl overdose, leading to her death.
- Freire reportedly gave Richter and her roommate fentanyl under the pretense of cocaine, then raped Richter while she was unconscious and delayed calling for help; only the roommate survived the incident.
- Prosecutors revealed Freire took photos of the unconscious Richter and lied to campus security about the circumstances, claiming the women were simply intoxicated and that he was unaware of the assault.
- Freire faces upgraded charges including distributing a controlled substance with intent to commit rape and could face 20 years to life in prison; his accomplice Brian Peralta Cabrera also faces narcotics conspiracy charges.
- Richter’s family, mostly living in Brazil, is devastated by her death, with her mother and grandmother publicly mourning and calling for justice and awareness about violence against women.
