Actor faces extradition to Ireland over rape of 19-year-old au pair in Dublin Airbnb
- Kevin Yungman, 31, was taken into custody by US Marshals on Monday
- Irish authorities have called for his arrest for two alleged rapes in 2018
An actor living in South Florida is facing extradition to Ireland over the rape of a 19-year-old au pair in a Dublin Airbnb.
Kevin Yungman, 31, was taken into custody by US Marshals on Monday after Irish authorities called for his arrest for the alleged rape in 2018, Local 10 reports.
Irish prosecutors claim he met a Brazilian au pair while on a trip to Paris in April 2018, and the two remained in contact - eventually planning a trip to visit her in Ireland, where she worked.
Yungman then allegedly raped the then 19 year old two times at an Airbnb in Dublin on June 4, 2018.
The victim reported the alleged rape to Irish authorities, who say she showed them a WhatsApp message from Yungman stating that 'nothing like this will ever happen again,' according to Local 10.
Kevin Yungman, 31, was taken into custody by US Marshals on Monday after Irish authorities called for his arrest for an alleged rape in 2018
Authorities subsequently arrested Yungman two days later, as he was attempting to board a flight.
He claimed in two separate police interviews that the sex was consensual, and he was later released.
But in February 2020, the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions directed that Yungman be charged with rape.
It is unclear why the director made the decision two years later.
If Yungman is now convicted of rape under Irish law, he could spend the rest of his life in prison, according to Local 10.
Yungman was born in Buenos Aires, but moved to the United States as a child and pursued a career in entertainment
Yungman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but moved to the United States as a child and pursued a career in entertainment, according to his IMDB page.
'In the following years, Yungman had the honor of receiving first place trophies in multiple national singing competitions and had the blessing of experiencing his first "mini-tour" with a Broadway group,' it says.
'At 16, he received the shock of his life when that "mini-tour" turned into guest starting in a Broadway show and then leading the national tour of a Broadway company the following year.'
Yungman also appeared in the 2012 film Step Up Revolution and in the television series Killer Kids in 2014.
Yungman is also listed as a motivational speaker and a vocal coach
He is also a motivational speaker, and runs a small YouTube channel he has posted to sporadically since 2010, according to Local 10.
Yungman last posted in June 2023 with a song for Father's Day. The caption noted he was offering vocal coaching both in-person and online.
The YouTube page also links out to a LinkedIn profile, on which he is listed as having worked in real estate, as a paramedic and as an investor.
It says he is a 'firm believer in "working smart" while maintaining the utmost level of honesty and integrity.'
As of Thursday night, Yungman was still in custody at the Broward County Jail in Florida and had not yet been extradited.
