CNN investigation: 103 Uber drivers accused of sexual assault or abuse
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/30/technology/uber-driver-sexual-assault/index.html
A first Uber ride ends in sexual assault charge
After an evening of cocktails in San Diego, a woman got into
the back of an Uber for a ride home. She was so intoxicated
she had to ask the driver to stop so she could vomit.
She says she then passed out in the backseat.
When she regained consciousness, the Uber driver was on top of her,
raping her, a block from her home, according to the police report
and two sources familiar with the investigation.
She was able to escape and dial 911.
Police later arrested the Uber driver, John David Sanchez, 54.
When they searched his computer, they found videos of Sanchez
raping women and abusing young teenagers, dating back at least five years.
In November, Sanchez was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the rape of
the Uber passenger and 33 other counts against him, including sexual assaults
of at least nine other women and children. Sanchez drugged many of his victims.
A CNN investigation has found that Sanchez is just one of at least 103 Uber drivers
in the U.S. who have been accused of sexually assaulting or abusing their passengers
in the past four years. The drivers were arrested, are wanted by police,
or have been named in civil suits related to the incidents.
At least 31 drivers have been convicted for crimes ranging from forcible touching
and false imprisonment to rape, and dozens of criminal and civil cases are pending, CNN found.
