PHILADELPHIA—A man accused of raping a woman on a commuter train outside Philadelphia while other passengers were present was ordered held for trial by a magistrate judge Monday. Fiston Ngoy, 35, is charged with rape and related offenses. The Oct. 13 attack on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train drew international attention. Police and other authorities initially said bystanders on the train should have intervened, but later said many of those passengers likely did not understand or realize a rape was happening on the train. An off-duty SEPTA employee called police after realizing “something wasn’t right.” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Ngoy’s attorney argued during Monday’s hearing that prosecutors had not offered evidence that his version of events—that it was a consensual sexual encounter—was not correct. But a prosecutor likened the alleged attack to a scenario seen at colleges where a passed out person is taken advantage of. The woman, whose …
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