Boston PD Arrest Uber Driver For Indecently Assaulting Female Passenger
Monday, February 09, 2015
According to the Boston Police Department, an Uber driver was arrested early Sunday morning for indecently assaulting a 30-year-old female from Boston.
36-year-old AbAbderrahim Dakiri of Boston, was arrested at an East Boston police station without incident. He is charged with Indecent Assault & Battery. The assault is being actively investigated by the Boston Police Sexual Assault Unit.
The victim told Boston PD that she and three friends called for an Uber ride at the end of the night. The victim's friends were dropped off at one location, while she remained in the car to be dropped off at another location. According to the victim, the driver indecently touched her several times while they were alone. Upon exiting the car, the victim was helped by a citizen who called Boston Police.
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Here are the facts Uber has at this time:
- The driver is currently affiliated with Uber Boston as a partner on the UberX platform and previously affiliated with the UberBLACK platform.
- Mr. Dakiri passed Uber's Federal, State and Local background screening for uberX on January 13, 2015 and UberBLACK on September 23, 2014.
- Mr. Dakiri holds a Livery license from the Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Uber is in contact with BPD and has proactively provided information for use in their ongoing investigation
- The driver has been removed from the Uber platform pending the outcome of ongoing investigations.
- Upon learning of these allegations the driver was immediately removed from the Uber platform.
Anyone with information on this incident or wishing to speak to Detectives, please contact the Sexual Assault Unit at 617-343-4400. Community members wishing to assist this investigation anonymously can do so by calling CrimeStoppers at 1(800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463). The Boston Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of those wishing to remain anonymous.
This article has been updated since its first release early this afternoon.
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