Henderson man faces multiple charges in ‘protracted’ domestic violence case
A Henderson man is charged with breaking into a woman’s home, sexually assaulting her and taking her valuables in what the victim described as a protracted case of harassment and domestic violence.
Jeferson Pichardo Duran, 27, now faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including home invasion, stalking, burglary, sex assault and grand larceny of property, according to a police report filed in Henderson Justice Court.
The victim was previously in a relationship with Duran, Henderson police said in an arrest report for Duran.
She told officers April 23 that she’d been subjected to “repetitive, harassing and violent” behavior by Duran even though their relationship had been over for several months. She said she’d found Duran in her apartment April 10 when she arrived home. She alleged he sexually assaulted her and took her valuables. She took photos of injuries she suffered in the attack, police said.
On April 21, she returned to the apartment with a friend after work and found Duran there again. After he fled, she discovered many of her possessions, including a television, expensive purses, her birth certificate and identification, were missing, the victim said. On April 23, she returned to her apartment and found Duran’s vehicle in the parking lot. Police were called and found Duran in the apartment “wearing only a towel around his waist.”
Duran was arrested. Police got consent to search his vehicle and found the victim’s belongings. A criminal complaint was filed in Henderson Justice Court, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
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