Cops hunt rapist wanted for assaulting women in Manhattan park

 Police are hunting a man wanted for a pair of sexual assaults targeting women inside Manhattan’s Highbridge Park.

The spree began with a midnight attack near W. 181st St. and Amsterdam Ave. on Aug. 17, when the suspect grabbed a sleeping woman and ripped off her clothes before assaulting her, cops said. They released images of the attacker on Saturday.

Investigators are looking for a middle-aged man with missing front teeth and blotchy skin, who’s known around town as “Rafi.” (NYPD / DCPI)

A second woman entered the park near W. 177 St and Amsterdam Ave. with the suspect at 9:30 pm on Aug. 26, when he threatened her with a straight razor and attempted to remove her clothes, according to police.

She put up a fight and managed to flee on foot, suffering only a minor cut to her hand, cops said.

Investigators are looking for a middle-aged man with missing front teeth and blotchy skin, who’s known around town as “Rafi.”