Police said Drequan Drayton-Howard turned himself in Wednesday morning, in connection to the rape of a 10-year-old girl.

“I’m happy. I got the phone call this morning that he turned himself in,” said community advocate Alpheaus Marcus.

Since the attack near 122nd Street and Third Avenue in East Harlem, Marcus has worked to rally the community together to get the person responsible off the streets.

“We want to keep this suspect from knocking on anyone else’s door. It’s something that woke the community up, and hopefully the community can become more involved,” Marcus said.

Drayton-Howard is accused of raping the girl after meeting up using an online app. He’s charged with rape, sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

“I’m glad that I can sleep in peace now, because I couldn’t sleep,” said East Harlem resident Gundatina Suazo.

Suazo has three children between the ages of seven and 18.

“You have people preying on your kids, and it’s kind of scary,” Suazo said.

The U.S. Department of Justice said 54% of suspects primarily use social media to contact their victims. Forty-one percent use messaging platforms, and 23% use videoconferencing platforms.

Suazo said online safety is a continuous conversation with her kids.

“We don’t know what our kids are doing on social media, but at the end of the day, we still need to speak to our kids and make sure that they do not fall into any of these things,” Suazo said.

While a suspect is in custody for this attack, police are still looking for another person accused of sexual assault.

They said he forcibly touched a 13-year-old, then exposed and fondled himself near 126th and Madison, also in East Harlem. No arrests have been made in that case.

Marcus hopes the community will once again stand up to defend its children.

“Hopefully, the community will become involved in watching out for our children like we used to,” Marcus said.

Anyone with information is asked to reach out to Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.