H.R. 1082, also known as “Sami’s Law”, was signed into law on January 5 by President Biden. The new law requires the Government Accountability Office to study and submit a biennial report to Congress regarding incidents of assaults involving passengers and drivers for rideshare companies such as Lyft and Uber. Additionally, the
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We recently wrote about Fort Myers Uber driver Felix Torres who was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger. According to a report by WFTX Fox 4, Torres has a violet criminal history with a rap sheet including arrests for breaking and entering and armed robbery. Despite his unlawful past, Torres passed
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San Jose media outlets are reporting that city leaders are working to force rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to forward reports of sexual assault to San Jose police. On Thursday, December 1st, 2022, the mayor of San Jose, representatives of the police department, and the district attorney said if the
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The Denver Post reports a Lyft Driver is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting, or attempting to sexually assault, 10 women he picked up for rides between 2018 and 2022. John Pastor-Medonza is charged with 41 felony counts, including a robbery charge, 10 counts of kidnapping, 12 counts of sexual assault, and
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ABC affiliate WMTW in Portland Spring, Maine, reports that 28-year-old Milo resident and ex-Uber driver Joseph Graston has been arrested. He faces charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Graston is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he picked up in Bangor while driving for Uber in June of 2022. The
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On Friday, September 16, 2022, President Biden signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations to file civil claims for those who were sexually abused as minors. Titled, The Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act, the bill was passed by the United States House of Representatives
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The Reuters network recently featured an article detailing the Nigerian ride-hailing app HerRyde, which features exclusively women drivers. The app launched in August 2022, with 10 drivers and logged approximately 500 rides in its first month in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. The driving force behind the launch of HerRyde was to cater
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WNBC New York reports C Gacela rideshare driver Milton Paguada has been arrested and charged with rape, sex abuse, and forcible touching after sexually abusing two different women who paid him to drive them home. Police say that each woman was heading home from work when Paguada forcibly touched one and raped the
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CNN Business has published an article detailing Uber’s latest safety feature for riders which allows someone to connect with a safety agent while making a trip. In an attempt to address safety concerns, Uber states that the purpose of the new capability is to help both riders or drivers in nervous situations
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The Los Angeles Times has published an article written by the San Francisco Public Press reporting that for the first time, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is requiring companies that operate in the ride-hailing industry to adopt comprehensive measures to prevent sexual assaults. The new procedures are the result of a
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