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West Village dog spa worker accused of raping co-worker

The employee of a high-end West Village doggy spa allegedly raped a colleague inside the business after closing hours, The Post has learned.

The 21-year-old victim told cops that she and coworker Vincent Lopez were on an overnight shift at Biscuits and Bath Dog Retreat on West 13th Street in the early hours of Saturday when he started boozing on the job, sources said.

Lopez, 21, — who refers to himself as a dog care supervisor on his Facebook page — allegedly became intoxicated and pounced on the woman at 2:30 a.m., sources said.

The victim tried to push Lopez off, but he punched her repeatedly in the face and ripped off her clothes, according to a court complaint.

“He beat her and then raped her,” said one source.

The two were alone at the time and the store had closed its doors at 8 p.m., sources added. The pooch spa offers 24-hour care, as well as grooming, walking, training and veterinary services, the company states on its Web site.

The terrified victim locked herself inside a bathroom for several hours until she was discovered by another co-worker in the morning and they called the cops, sources said.

Lopez, who fled, was trailed by Sixth Precinct cops to an old address in The Bronx, but he wasn’t there, sources added.

He was finally nabbed Tuesday at his Throgs Neck home and charged with rape, records show.

“I bet I’m in big trouble, aren’t I?” Lopez allegedly quipped at the time of his arrest, sources said.

He is being held on Rikers Island on $50,000 bail. He has since resigned from the job, sources added.

Lopez has prior arrests for criminal trespass, farejumping and robbery, sources said.