A Redwood City man who forcibly raped a woman seeking a job at a janitorial company he worked for in 2016 is facing a three-year prison term after he pleaded no contest Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
The felony plea deal Eudoro Magana, 50, took in court Tuesday came after more than two years of court proceedings since the May 5, 2016, incident in which he took a woman to an empty building at around 10 p.m. on the premise that they would see if the janitorial company employing him would hire her, according to prosecutors.
Shortly after arriving at the building, the woman discovered they were alone and rejected several of Magana’s sexual advances. He is said to have brought her into a storage closet, where he forced her to take her clothes off and raped her despite her protests. As they were driving back to her home, he told her not to tell anyone, according to prosecutors.
The incident was reported to police after the woman told her son and brother what happened the next day, according to prosecutors.
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said he was pleased with the plea deal, noting it could send a message to Magana’s victim that prosecutors believed her account even though he denied it.
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“It’s just a reminder to women that there can be justice in the system if they’re assaulted,” he said.
Magana’s case was assigned to defense attorney Mark Camperi in May after Judge John Grandsaert ruled Magana’s previous defense attorney Daniel Everett failed to provide proper representation of his client and ordered him removed from the case, according to prosecutors.
Camperi said he appreciated Judge Stephanie Garratt and Deputy District Attorney Joe Goethals’ patience and professionalism, which he said allowed he and his client to reach a resolution on a very difficult case.
Magana, who has been out of custody on a $200,000 bail bond, will next appear in court Nov. 1 for sentencing, according to prosecutors.
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