'Guilty': Serial Violent Sexual Assailant Convicted By Westchester Jury

YONKERS, NY — A Westchester man stands convicted in a case that involved a yearslong pattern of sexual assaults.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced today that 38-year-old Eleuterio Duran, of Yonkers, was found guilty of felonies connected to his violent, sexual abuse of two women, one of whom is a minor.

Duran was convicted by a Westchester County jury Friday of one felony count of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree and two felony counts of rape in the first degree. He was also found guilty of other felonies and a misdemeanor, following a multi-week trial.

The judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for Jan. 27. Duran is currently remanded at the Westchester County Jail.

"Over the course of years, Mr. Duran repeatedly abused and raped an underage victim," Cacace said. "Years before these crimes, he had raped another woman. The scars left by this defendant's assaults can hardly be put into words. But these unspeakable abuses can now be expressed with a single word: Guilty."

The DA said the victims' bravery, and the jury's decision in this case will help give hope to other rape and abuse victims in other cases who may be uncertain of coming forward.

"I am grateful to the jury for doing justice by Mr. Duran's victims, whose courage and composure on the witness stand, where they were forced to relive their trauma, aided in achieving this necessary result," Cacace said. "Sexual abuse and assault survivors will always have a champion in my administration. I urge anyone who has been assaulted and is hesitant to report it to take that brave first step. We will stand with and support you during every phase of this journey."

Between 2020 and 2023, Duran repeatedly raped and abused an underage victim. Between 2012 and 2013, Duran also raped another victim who was incapacitated.

The investigation was conducted by the Yonkers Police Department and the Special Prosecutions Division.

The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorneys Charlotte Gudis and Stephanie Baehr, of the Special Prosecutions Division.