Florida Burger Flipper Charged with Central Park Rape
By Dan Gesslein
Manhattan Voice
November 10, 2026
NEW YORK, NY – A Florida Burger King employee suspected of raping a woman at knifepoint in Central Park was arrested by federal authorities in Miami, investigators said. The suspect is also linked to two additional Central Park rapes dating back to 2021, according to police.
Members of the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the suspect at his workplace while he was working at a Miami Burger King restaurant, the NYPD said.
Police charged Dereck Rivera-Deleon with rape in connection with the October 24 Central Park sexual assault of a 39-year-old woman near East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue.
Rivera-Deleon could be extradited to New York City as soon as today or tomorrow. Investigators also expect him to face charges in connection with two previous Central Park rape cases, involving incidents reported in October 2023 and July 2021.
The NYPD said the latest attack was the fifth reported sexual assault in Central Park this year.
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