On Sunday, January 12, Alonso Calle, an Uber driver in Fontana, CA, was arrested on suspicion of raping a female passenger. According to investigators the woman said that she had been out drinking with friends when she requested a ride to a home in Fontana. At some point during the drive, she
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On Wednesday, January 8, Amir Attia, an Uber driver in Tustin, CA, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. The charges stem from a young woman who had recently been released from Tustin police custody following an alleged DUI crash that occurred in 2018, according to authorities. In July of 2018, the
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On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, Tigistu Belete Ergo, a Lyft Driver in Boulder, CO, was arrested on suspicion of suspicion of second-degree kidnapping with a sexual offense and sexual assault. According to the arrest affidavit, in the morning hours of August, 8, 2018, a woman called Boulder police and said she believed she
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Do Uber and Lyft take sexual assault seriously? MTV news and correspondent Yoonj Kim recently conducted a piece, titled “Do Uber and Lyft take sexual assault seriously?”. You can watch the entire segment above and watch partner Steve Estey being interviewed. It’s worth seeing the entire interview, so feel free to watch
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A recent article released by the Associated Press and published nationwide by various outlets such as the Seattle Times details how Lyft, who built it’s reputation as a safer alternative to Uber, is now having to deal with lawsuits brought on by dozens of women who claim they were sexually assaulted due to
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On Thursday, January 2, 2020, Mark Saunders, an Uber Driver in Boulder, CO, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Saunders is scheduled for a formal filing of charges on Tuesday, January 7. According to the arrest affidavit, on February 18, 2018 a woman called Boulder police stating she believed
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On Monday, December 16, Indian cab-hailing service Ola, announced the rollout of an AI-enabled safety feature. Named, ‘Guardian’, the safety feature will be available in 16 Indian cities and Perth, Australia. The new feature is aimed at ensuring the safety of passengers who use the service. Real-time data from rides can automatically
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Ahmed Elgaafary, an Uber driver in the Philadelphia area, was sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, December 17, after being found guilty of multiple sexual assault charges after he raped an intoxicated passenger. To add insult to injury, Elgaafary charged her $150 for vomiting in his vehicle. A
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Gilberto Segura, an Uber Driver in Ewing Township, NJ, was arrested and charged with charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of aggravated sexual contact. According to area police, in the early morning of Friday, December 6, Segura picked up a female passenger from Cooper’s Riverview in Trenton. After
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On Wednesday, December 4, Mike Bomberger, an attorney for 21 alleged sexual assault and rape victims held a press conference in San Francisco to announce a new lawsuit against rideshare company Lyft. This announcement comes on the heels of a separate lawsuit was filed by 14 women against the company in September. Both
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