From the Courthouse News Service SAN DIEGO (CN) - A woman who vomited during a ride in a Lyft car claims in court that the driver followed her into her home and demanded sex in exchange for waiving the $100 cleaning fee. Virginia Serrano sued Alan Roe and Lyft in on Wednesday in Superior Court. [...]
From CNET A Sydney-based ridesharing driver has been charged with sexual assault after an investigation into an alleged incident in Sydney's eastern suburbs on the weekend. NSW Police today released a statement alleging a 39-year-old man "was working for a shared-ride service when he offered the young woman a lift home." The 22-year-old woman accepted [...]
From ABC 7 News SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A San Francisco Uber driver is suspended after three Bay Area women claim he harassed them. This comes as the District Attorney's Office of San Francisco and Los Angeles threaten legal action against ridesharing companies, like Uber, claiming they're violating state and local laws, including criminal background checks. [...]
From the Star Toronto police are seeking a suspect in a June incident in which a woman said she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver. The alleged victim, a 21-year old woman, called for an Uber driver near the intersection of Church St. and Wellesley St. on June 20 at about 3 a.m., police [...]
From the Chronicle-Telegram AVON — Police are pursuing charges against a male Uber driver who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in August. Uber Technologies Inc., a ridesharing company founded in 2009, connects passengers to drivers through web-based applications allowing passengers to arrange for rides and pay for driver services using credit cards. An Uber spokeswoman [...]
From New Jersey Online ROSELLE PARK — The Linden man accused of raping a female customer after he was hired to drive her and a friend last Saturday had just begun working for Uber, the company confirmed. "This is a deplorable incident and the partner was removed from the platform as soon as we were made [...]
From Tech in Asia A variety of Chinese media outlets – including state-run Xinhua – are reporting today about a nightmarish incident that allegedly took place in an Uber vehicle in Chengdu, China. According to the reports, a 42-year-old woman (name withheld) grabbed an Uber at around 2 AM on August 5. But when her [...]
From the Philadelphia Inquirer An Uber driver accused of raping a 24-year-old passenger who had called for a late-night ride from Manayunk will stay in jail after a judge on Wednesday rejected his plea for lower bail. Calling the charges "very serious," Montgomery County Court Judge William T. Nicholas kept bail at $1 million cash [...]
From the Huffington Post A South Carolina sixth-grade teacher who moonlights as a driver for Uber is accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. Patrick Aiello, 39, faces charges of kidnapping and forcible rape, according to The Post and Courier. He has been removed as an Uber driver, and placed on paid leave from his [...]
From ABC 7 WJLA Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Prince William County police arrested an Uber driver Wednesday for allegedly groping a 24-year-old female passenger over her clothing. Mengistu Asfaw, 58, of Annandale, was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery. On July 12 at approximately 3:15 a.m., Asfaw picked up the victim and her acquaintance in [...]