Police arrested a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal history and charged him with raping, assaulting and robbing a female worker at a laundromat on Webster Avenue in Bedford Park.

On Sunday, Feb. 17, police say Danny Gonzalez, 44, a career criminal with arrests dating back to 1990, followed a 27-year-old employee inside the Broad Laundry at 3181 Webster Ave. where she was opening the business just before 8 a.m. A week and a half later, police would arrest Gonzalez on the east side of Manhattan near midtown.

A neighborhood source said the victim was also caring for her 8-month-old baby at the time of the attack, and was distracted when Gonzalez locked the door and forced the woman into a back office. The baby was not hurt during the attack.

The source said that after the assault, “He locked her in the bathroom and then went to the deli and ordered a sandwich.” The source had several choice words for the assailant that could not be printed in a family newspaper.

Police have credited the unidentified victim for providing such a good description and the Green Mermaid Deli whose elaborate surveillance system captured an image of the suspect that would eventually be spotted by the tipster, who called police.

A man working at the laundromat says the victim is recovering, but has not yet returned to work.

Police sources say Gonzalez is a level 3 sex offender, which means he’s still considered a threat to attack again, who has served 13 years in prison for rape and other offenses.

Police had no last known address for Gonzalez.

Police would only say that Gonzalez was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, February 27, at the corner of East 41st Street and Lexington Avenue, after a call to the CrimeStoppers tip line.

Gonzalez has been charged with rape, robbery and assault in the case. A judge in the case has granted a psychiatric evaluation for Gonzalez who is due back in court April 8, according to Bronx News 12.