Overview
- A jury found 44-year-old Yucel Eryilmaz guilty of rape of an unconscious person and assault with intent to commit rape, a verdict reported Friday by prosecutors.
- Prosecutors say the victim and her sister climbed into Eryilmaz’s car after leaving a Mission District club in October 2025 because they believed it was their ordered ride.
- Surveillance video placed Eryilmaz at his apartment building where he moved to the back seat and locked the door before the victim woke several hours later and was assaulted.
- The victim escaped, used the defendant’s phone to call her sister, and later testified at trial while the District Attorney’s Office praised her cooperation and the Special Victims Unit investigation.
- Eryilmaz is in custody and faces sentencing on June 18, 2026, with prosecutors saying he could face more than a decade in prison and the case highlighting risks when strangers pose as ride-hail drivers.