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Apr 09, 2019 the women hailed a driver through the uber app and instead got into the wrong vehicle of a man purporting to be a driver. There have also been cases of alleged uber driver rape and assault in san antonio, washington, d. Uber driver gets 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting passenger, claims it was just a passionate kiss talal ali chammout, 59, was convicted of sexually assaulting a 27year. May 15, 2018 dallas testimony began tuesday in the trial of former uber driver talal chammout, 59, accused of following a customer into her oak cliff home and sexually assaulting her. Nov 27, 2017 ramenzanpour was driving for uber, a popular ridehailing service, when he picked up the victim in dallas on oct. Uber driver wanted on sex assault charges nbc 5 dallas. Uber driver shaun platt said prosecutor jody warner appeared to be intoxicated when he picked her up at the capitol pub in dallas late that evening. Go inside ubers new dallas offices dallas business journal. Uber driver accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting woman. Sex offender allegedly assaulted 63yearold uber driver.
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