From NBC Los Angeles A University of Southern California student has accused an Uber driver of raping her after driving her home from a party. The alleged assault happened in a residence after she was taken home from an off-campus event in downtown Los Angeles on April 25, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. [...]
From Channel 3000 MADISON, Wis. -A 23-year-old Madison woman told police that an Uber driver touched her inappropriately early Saturday morning. The woman told police that she was picked up near Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue by a driver who asked her to sit in the front seat. She said he touched her leg and [...]
From Click 2 Houston HOUSTON - An Uber driver is accused of sexually assaulting a customer in Houston. Police say Duncan Eric Burton raped a passenger. According to the Houston Police Department, the victim, who was visiting from out of town and out with a group of friends at a bar in the Midtown area, [...]
From the Verge An Uber driver in France has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a female passenger outside a nightclub in Paris. As first reported by French daily Le Parisien, the unnamed driver is due to appear before a judge on May 29th and, if convicted, could face up to five years in prison [...]
From Jezebel A Philadelphia woman told Philadelphia police she was raped by an UberX driver on February 6, who then drove her around for nearly two hours, refusing to let her out of the car. When Philadelphia reached out to Uber for comment, the company was unaware the rape had occurred. That was 40 days [...]
From the Los Angeles Times An Uber driver is under investigation after a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted in Mar Vista, police said Tuesday. The woman was waiting for a ride between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. Saturday when the driver pulled next to her near Palms Boulevard and Beethoven Street, LAPDDet. Kimberly Porter [...]
From NBC Chicago An UberX driver has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of a passenger last summer in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side.. Adnan Nafasat, 46, of Villa Park, was charged Wednesday with criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint and kidnapping, according to Chicago Police News Affairs. Bond has been set at [...]
From the Herald Sun A MELBOURNE teenager has allegedly been indecently assaulted by a driver she hired through an app-based taxi service to take her home on New Year’s Day. The 19-year-old woman booked a transport service through popular smartphone app Uber and was picked up on King St about 4am, Victoria Police said. “During [...]
From Buzzfeed News An Uber customer who reported that her driver offered her oral sex during a ride in London in March was offered £20 ($31) credit as compensation, Newsweek reported. The rider notified the company of her driver’s misconduct in an email, which Newsweek reported seeing. The email said: “Driver was very forward and [...]
From the Daily Dot Cities and taxi services upset with Uber for cornering the ride-sharing market, the more alarming discord comes from the app's passengers. Patrons have reported sexual abuse, homophobia, and stalking at the hands of their drivers, including some who have criminal pasts. On Wednesday, Orlando-based Uber driver Ramy Botros, 28, was arrested [...]