A Warsaw man was arrested recently on charges of rape and battery and criminal confinement.
Kevin Rodriguez-Duran, 27, is now facing charges of rape, a level 3 felony; criminal confinement, a level 5 felony; strangulation and domestic battery, both level 6 felonies; and criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor.
Warsaw Police responded to the domestic incident on August 26. Officers made contact with the caller, who reported that Rodriguez-Duran had aassaulted them, and appeared at that time to have a swollen, bloody lip.
Court documents stated the person reported that they had been laying in bed with two children just before the assault began. The person stated that when Rodriguez-Duran entered the room, he appeared to be intoxicated. Giving the children a cell phone to occupy them, Rodriguez-Duran then attempted to be intimate with the person. After being rejected, it was stated that Rodriguez-Duran forcibly had sexual intercourse with the person against their will, allegedly putting his hands around the person's neck and choking them. Attempts to leave the room during the assault were unsuccessful when Rodriguez-Duran allegedly stopped the assault, but resumed the attack shortly after.
When the person went to call her mother for help, it was stated that Rodriguez-Duran violently slapped the phone from the victims hands, hitting their face during the process. After hearing and witnessing the violence through a FaceTime phone call while it was briefly connected, the mother of the person called 911. Rodriguez-Duran was accused of later picking the phone up and slamming it to the ground, shattering the screen.
Rodriguez-Duran denied the assault to officers, claiming the victim said, "yes and no," when he tried to be intimate. When asked if there was a physical fight, Rodriguez-Duran also denied ever putting his hands on the victim. A breathalizer would reveal Rodriguez-Duran had a 0.13% BAC.
Rodriguez-Duran was arrested August 26 and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail, with a $21,000 surety and cash bond. Part of Rodriguez-Duran's bond conditions were that he could not leave Kosciusko County without prior court approval.
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