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Man suspected of Central Park sexual assaults arrested in Florida, police say

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New York City police said Dereck Rivera-Deleon, 30, was arrested on Tuesday while working at a Burger King in Miami Beach, Florida. Police say he is accused of three sexual assaults in Central Park dating from 2021, including the rape of a 39-year-old woman at knifepoint in October. He is also to be charged in two other attacks, in 2021 and 2023. The arrest involved NYPD detectives, the U.S. Marshals task force and Miami Beach police. The Guardian reports that he is awaiting extradition to New York.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Police arrested Dereck Rivera-Deleon, 30, on Tuesday in Florida while he was working at a Burger King.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft5Center2Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, NBC News
    Center
    NewsNation, United Press International
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller, Fox News

  2. Police say he is accused of three sexual assaults in Central Park, dating from 2021.

    Reported byLeft5Center1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, NBC News
    Center
    United Press International
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller, Fox News

  3. Police say the most recent attack, in October, was the rape of a 39-year-old woman who was dragged to a secluded area and attacked at knifepoint.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Police say he will also be charged with two other rapes in Central Park, in 2021 and 2023.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller

  5. Bodycam footage shows officers drawing guns and ordering the suspect to the ground during the arrest.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Did the Central Park attack on the 39-year-old woman occur on Oct. 24?

    The NYPD statement quoted by the Daily Caller and the Guardian gives October 24, while the New York Post says the attack happened around 8:30 p.m. on October 26.

How each side tells it

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All sides report that police arrested Dereck Rivera-Deleon on Tuesday at a Burger King in Florida over alleged Central Park sexual assaults. The sides differ mainly in emphasis: right-side headlines lead with the workplace, the distance and the bodycam drama, while left and center headlines state the arrest and the accusations more plainly.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left headlines lead with the arrest and the three alleged assaults, using plain wording such as Man arrested and attaching alleged or accused to the charges.

    Man arrested in Miami for three alleged rapes in New York’s Central Park
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines use suspected or suspect and put the Burger King workplace first, with NewsNation calling him a suspected serial rapist.

    Suspect in Central Park rapes arrested working at Miami Burger King
    United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Right headlines stress the Burger King workplace and distance from the park; the far-right Daily Caller calls him a serial rapist and the New York Post leads with the bodycam drama.

    Authorities Loaded verb“Nab”Nab is a colloquial verb for seizing someone that adds drama beyond the plain fact of an arrest.More neutral: arrestDisagree with this highlight? Alleged Serial Rapist Over 1,000 Miles Away From Scenes Of Crime
    The Daily CallerFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left2

    serial rapistserial rapist

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right6

    maniacbustedWild videocreep

In the outlets’ own words

  • Dehumanizing label

    maniacMore neutral: suspect

    Calling the suspect a maniac labels him with a contemptible category before any conviction.

    The knife-wielding maniac who raped a woman in Central Park was busted Tuesday while working at a Burger King in…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    bustedMore neutral: arrested

    Busted is informal slang that adds drama to a police arrest.

    Knife-wielding Central Park rape suspect busted working at Miami Burger King

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    serial rapistMore neutral: man suspected in a string of rapes

    Calling him a serial rapist applies a criminal category as a settled label, when the police account only links him to cases and he has not been convicted.

    Suspected Central Park serial rapist arrested in Florida, NYPD says

    Used byNBC News (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    serial rapistMore neutral: man accused of three rapes

    Calls a man accused of attacks a serial rapist before any conviction, which labels him as established.

    The alleged serial rapist who is accused of attacking three women has been tracked to Miami Beach, where he…

    Used byABC News (Left)

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  • Sensational language

    Wild videoMore neutral: Video

    Wild is an adjective that adds drama to the description of ordinary bodycam footage.

    Wild video shows the alleged knife-wielding Central Park rapist ask cops “what happened, man?”…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    creepMore neutral: suspect

    Creep is a contemptuous label applied to a man whose guilt has not been established in court.

    …are seen drawing guns on Dereck Rivera-Deleon, 30, yelling “On your face now!” as the creep takes a break outside the fast-food...

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Dramatic momentMore neutral: Video shows arrest

    The phrase adds drama to a routine arrest and is not needed to report the facts.

    Dramatic moment Central Park rape suspect is busted while working at Miami Burger King: ‘On your…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    NabMore neutral: arrest

    Nab is a colloquial verb for seizing someone that adds drama beyond the plain fact of an arrest.

    Authorities Nab Alleged Serial Rapist Over 1,000 Miles Away From Scenes Of Crime

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • arrest in Miami
  • three alleged rapes in Central Park
  • awaiting extradition to New York
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  • The GuardianLeft

    Man arrested in Miami for three alleged rapes in New York’s Central Park

    Man, 30, is in custody in Florida and awaiting extradition to New York for alleged rapes at park in 2021, 2023 and this year Authorities have arrested a man in Miami who is wanted in connection with three alleged rapes in New York’s Central Park, including one reported last …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Police arrest man accused of raping at least 3 women in Central Park

    Police have arrested a man in Miami Beach after he was accused of three rapes in New York City's Central Park, dating back to 2021. Lilia Luciano has more.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeft

    WATCH: Central Park rape suspect arrested in Miami Beach

    The alleged Loaded modifier“serial rapist”Calls a man accused of attacks a serial rapist before any conviction, which labels him as established.More neutral: man accused of three rapesDisagree with this highlight? who is accused of attacking three women has been tracked to Miami Beach, where he was arrested at a Burger King across the street from a police station.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • CNNLeft

    Man accused of raping three women in New York’s Central Park is arrested in Miami

    A man accused of raping three women in New York’s Central Park over the span of five years has been arrested in Florida, police announced Tuesday. …

    Read at CNN (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Suspected Central Park Dehumanizing label“serial rapist”Calling him a serial rapist applies a criminal category as a settled label, when the police account only links him to cases and he has not been convicted.More neutral: man suspected in a string of rapesDisagree with this highlight? arrested in Florida, NYPD says

    New York City police and federal authorities arrested a man in Florida on Tuesday in connection to a string of Central Park rapes that date back to at least 2021, authorities said.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • suspect arrested at workplace
  • Miami Beach Burger King
  • three women accused
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From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Burger King workplace detail
  • distance from Central Park
  • bodycam footage of the arrest
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    50 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 2:44 PM EST

  • Center

    4 hr 20 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 6:14 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 10, 1:54 PM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 10, 1:54 PM EST
  2. NBC NewsLeftNov 10, 2:44 PM EST
  3. United Press InternationalCenterNov 10, 6:14 PM EST
  4. CNNLeftNov 10, 6:45 PM EST
  5. ABC NewsLeftNov 10, 7:54 PM EST
  6. CBS NewsLeftNov 10, 7:56 PM EST
  7. Fox NewsFar RightNov 11, 2:47 AM EST
  8. NewsNationCenterNov 11, 9:48 AM EST
  9. The GuardianLeftNov 11, 1:02 PM EST
  10. The Daily CallerFar RightNov 11, 3:52 PM EST

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