From the Cape Cod Times BARNSTABLE — A 39-year-old Bourne man who, according to his attorney, worked as a driver for the Uber ride-sharing service pleaded not guilty Thursday in Barnstable Superior Court to rape and assault charges. Yves Goin had been indicted Dec. 11 by a Barnstable County grand jury on one count of [...]
From the Athens Banner-Herald An Uber driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an Athens woman after giving her a ride last month. John M. Kamens, 49, of Statham allegedly provided a ride to the 28-year-old Uber customer on Dec. 14 and later burglarized her home and sexually assaulted her, Athens-Clarke County police said. [...]
From the Arizona Republic The Scottsdale Police Department has arrested an Uber driver on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old in June, police said. Police confirmed the following information, citing court documents not readily available to The Arizona Republic. James R. Stough, 53, picked up the 16-year-old girl from her school in Phoenix after she had finished [...]
From the Guelph Mercury Tribune A Guelph Uber X driver has been “permanently removed” from Uber’s platform after close to a dozen University of Guelph students spoke out about his inappropriate behaviour, says the ride-sharing company. The former driver, who falsely lists himself on Facebook as a University of Guelph professor and claims to “teach [...]
From KSHB 41 Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Police Department wants those using ride-sharing companies to stay safe during the upcoming holiday season. Since the holiday season last year, there have been at least seven sexual assaults involving ride-sharing usage. The concept of lining up a ride is to stay safe, [...]
From CBS Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An Uber driver was arrested Saturday night after a female USC student said the driver groped her as she got out of the car. The incident happened around 9 p.m. The student said that as she exited the car near campus, on 30th Street, the driver grabbed her backside. The [...]
From FOX 31 Denver DENVER – An Uber driver has been arrested by Denver Police after two passengers said he allegedly sexually assaulted one of them while both were intoxicated. The incident happened in the early morning hours on Nov. 1. The women had been out the night before drinking at bars in LoDo for [...]
From the Dallas Morning News Dallas police arrested a 34-year-old Lyft driver Saturday for allegedly raping a woman who he picked up last weekend in Uptown. Police found Loai Faheem Laila, of Coppell, hiding in his brother’s garage. He has been charged with sexual assault. He is being held in the Dallas County Jail. A detective [...]
From the New York Daily News A perverted Uber driver has been jailed for eight months for sexually assaulting a woman in his cab in London. Samson Haile, 32, told his 26-year-old passenger that he wanted to have sex with her, before touching her inappropriately. The woman managed to flee the creep’s cab on Cromwell [...]
From KXAN AUSTIN (KXAN) – Seven sexual assault claims. That’s how many cases Austin police say they’re investigating involving Uber and Lyft drivers accused of sexually assaulting their passenger over the past few months. This new information comes out as a heated debate continues at city hall over whether the City of Austin should impose [...]