A young woman who accused a youth counselor of raping her in a stalled courthouse elevator testified Friday that he told her not to bother reporting it.
Hulking city worker Tony Simmons allegedly raised a finger to his lips and told the then- 15-year-old, "Besides, they wouldn't believe you."
Simmons, who worked for the Department of Juvenile Justice, is on trial for three alleged sex attacks in the courthouse.
All three alleged victims are taking the stand.
The one who says she was attacked in the Manhattan Family Court elevator in 2005 said she was in cuffs and shackles when Simmons silently ripped off her clothes.
Simmons' lawyer tried to shred her testimony by noting she told a grand jury that the elevator was moving and that she was not in restraints.
"I wasn't 100% sure if I was or wasn't," said the alleged victim, now 20.
Lawyer Gregory Watford also noted she didn't push Simmons away, ask him to stop or pull up her pants.
The encounter wasn't reported to police until 2008 - in the wake of other accusations against Simmons.
Simmons, 47, already has admitted to the elevator incident, forcing a 16-year-old to give him oral sex and fondling another 15-year-old.
But a Manhattan judge voided his guilty plea because it came with a no-jail promise that sparked outrage.
The elevator victim was in Family Court that day because she had filed a false report about being slashed in the face on a subway. It was really part of a gang initiation.
She was followed on the witness stand by another victim who could barely look at Simmons to identify him.
She had written a note about Simmons - who was known as Tyson - to another counselor. "Tyson is a nasty dog," she wrote. "I have to get out of here ... right now."
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