# NYC rape survivor attacked by creep in closet used her trauma as motivation: ‘Going to war’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyc-rape-survivor-attacked-by-creep-in-closet-used-her-trauma-as-motivation-going-to-war/
- Published: 2026-11-13T12:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T12:23:12+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/nyc-rape-survivor-attacked-by-creep-in-closet-used-her-trauma-as-motivation-going-to-war/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Sarah Clark built a maternity outerwear company after her 2000 assault.
- DNA evidence linked Jancys Santiago to the case in 2023.
- Santiago received two sentences of 25 years to life.

## Summary

Sarah Clark says that after being raped in her Manhattan home in 2000, she focused on rebuilding her life and creating a future on her own terms. She founded B&Me, a company making outerwear for pregnant women, and says the work became an important part of her healing.

Police linked Jancys Santiago to Clark’s assault in 2023 using DNA evidence, more than two decades after the attack. He was also convicted of raping Katy Vicchitto in the Bronx in 2001 and received a sentence of 25 years to life for each assault; Clark says the case’s return brought back difficult emotions.

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