Greenburgh Man Convicted Of Attempted Rape, Assault

GREENBURGH, NY — A Greenburgh man faces up to 22 years in prison after being convicted of attempted rape and assault Tuesday.

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said that Juan Sumba Duchi, 32, of Beech Street in Greenburgh, was found guilty by a jury of the following:

• First-degree attempted rape, a felony
• Second-degree assault, a felony
• Third-degree assault, a misdemeanor

Scarpino said, on or about Dec. 22, 2015, around 10 p.m., Duchi drove his ex-girlfriend to an isolated parking lot on Fisher Avenue in White Plains.

Once there, he demanded she have sex with him.

When the woman refused and begged him to take her home, the defendant became enraged and attacked her, breaking her nose and then attempting to rape her in the car.

She fought him off and managed to get out from under him and escaped the vehicle.

Duchi got to her again and kicked and punched her while she was on the ground.

Police said he stomped on her and broke her collarbone.

A passerby heard her screams and called 911. Two other people in the area came to her aid and pulled Duchi off of her.

Police arrive within minutes and Duchi was taken into custody at the scene.

He remains in jail and will be sentenced May 23.

Duchi faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 years on the attempted rape conviction and seven years on the assault conviction.

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