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Man posing as Uber driver picks up two sisters, rapes one after she falls asleep in car

Nypost · · 517 words · By Ross O'Keefe
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Man posing as Uber driver picks up two sisters, rapes one after she falls asleep in car See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 6
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Topics 3

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What happened

Man posing as Uber driver picks up two sisters, rapes one after she falls asleep in car See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA ride home turned into a terror trip for two sisters who got into the wrong vehicle thinking it was an Uber — leading to the rape of one of the young women, San Francisco prosecutors said Friday.

Common ground

Yucel Eryilmaz, 44, drove the victim and her sister from a club in the city’s Mission District in October 2025 after they entered his car believing him to be their Uber driver for their late-night ride.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/man-posing-as-uber-driver-picks-up-two-sis…

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Eryilmaz is in custody and is awaiting sentencing on June 18.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Eryilmaz is in custody and his sentencing is scheduled for June 18, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable Turkish Germans. This includes people of full or partial ethnic Turkish origin born in Germany, as well as ethnic Turkish immigrants who have arrived in Germany eith…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Turkish_Germans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the results breakdown of the general election held in Turkey on 7 June 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_breakdown_of_the_June_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yıldırım Aktuna (1930 – September 29, 2007) was a Turkish psychiatrist, politician, district mayor and government minister in a number of cabinets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yıldırım_Aktuna
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Claim 2: “Yucel Eryilmaz, 44, drove the victim and her sister from a club in the city’s Mission District in October 2025 after they entered his car believing him to be their Uber driver”
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While multiple web search results confirm the general event (Yucel Eryilmaz posing as an Uber driver and raping a woman), the specific detail about the 'Mission District' and the date 'October 2025' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets. The provided evidence for claim 0 consists of generic calendar information about October 2025, not the specific crime details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yıldırım Aktuna (1930 – September 29, 2007) was a Turkish psychiatrist, politician, district mayor and government minister in a number of cabinets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yıldırım_Aktuna
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web search NEUTRAL — October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 1, 2025 · In October, autumn comes into full swing. Let’s get in the fall mood! Learn why this month is called October, which holidays to look out for, what to do in the garden, what to bake in th…
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-october-holidays-fun-f…
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Claim 3: “Ervilmaz took off [before the sister in the front could wake the sister in the back]”
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Multiple independent web search results (Jun 5, 2026) confirm that Eryilmaz picked up two sisters and raped one after she was sleeping/unconscious, implying the other sister was not present during the assault.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eryilmaz accountable for his crimes," San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said about the crime. "I would like to thank the survivor for her courage ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/man-posing-uber-driver-picks-22…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... A 44-year-old man impersonating an Uber driver horrifically raped a sleeping woman he abducted after picking her and her sister up from a ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/man-posing-as-uber-dri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... The woman endured a harrowing ordeal and bravely helped bring her attacker to justice, prosecutors said.
https://patch.com/california/san-francisco/man-who-raped-sle…
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Claim 4: “San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said about the crime”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references explicitly identify Brooke Jenkins as the District Attorney of San Francisco.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 San Francisco District Attorney election was held on November 5, 2024, concurrent with the election for San Francisco mayor and the 2024 statewide general elections. Incumbent District Attorn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooke Jenkins (born August 1981) is an American lawyer serving as the 30th district attorney of San Francisco. On July 8, 2022, Jenkins was appointed interim district attorney by Mayor London Breed f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Jenkins
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is the legal agency charged with prosecuting crimes in the City and County of San Francisco, California, under California state law. The current district …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_District_Attorne…
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Claim 5: “A jury convicted Eryilmaz of two felonies: rape of an unconscious person and assault with intent to commit rape.”
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Three independent web sources explicitly state that a jury convicted Yucel Eryilmaz of 'rape of an unconscious person' and 'assault with intent to commit rape'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Mr. Eryilmaz was convicted of rape of an unconscious person (PC 261(a)(4)(A)), and assault with intent to commit rape (PC 220 ...
https://sfdistrictattorney.org/man-convicted-of-rape-and-ass…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... ... Friday. Yucel Eryilmaz, 44, was convicted of rape of an unconscious person and assault with intent to commit rape. The crimes took place […]
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/sf-man-convicted-of-rapi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... ... man convicted of raping ... A jury found Yucel Eryilmaz, 44, guilty of rape of an unconscious person and assault with intent to commit rape ...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/uber-wrong-car-rap…
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Claim 6: “Officials obtained video footage showing Eryilmaz pulling into his apartment building’s parking lot and exiting his vehicle to go into the back seat with the victim.”
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The provided evidence for claim 2 confirms the conviction and the general nature of the crime, but none of the snippets explicitly mention video footage of him pulling into his apartment parking lot or accessing the back seat.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (7 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and physician. Having starred in somewhere around 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cüneyt_Arkın
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician and statesman who has been the president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the results breakdown of the general election held in Turkey on 7 June 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_breakdown_of_the_June_…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.