Uber driver charged with raping passenger in Australia
14 July 2017 10:08 PM IST
An Uber driver was charged on Friday with raping a 16-year-old passenger in the eastern Australian city of Brisbane, the second driver from the ride-hailing service to be charged with sexually assaulting a passenger in the city in a week. Queensland state police said the 37-year-old man raped the teenager in his car on July 8, and the girl reported the assault to police the next morning. Police have released no other details, including the driver's name.
The arrest comes one week after another Uber driver was charged with raping a passenger three times.
In a statement, Uber said it had immediately blocked the 37-yr-old driver's access to the service after learning of the allegations against him.
"The behavior described by Queensland Police is absolutely deplorable and our thoughts are with the woman and her family," the company said.
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