Another ‘Migrant’ Uber Driver Has Sexually Assaulted His Passenger
– An Uber driver has been charged with trying to forcibly touch a passenger in Westchester County.
27-year-old Iqbal Hussain was arrested by Rye Brook detectives at his apartment in the Bronx on Tuesday.
Police say Hussain was working as an Uber driver when he attempted to subject a female passenger in his vehicle to sexual contact.
The woman was injured while trying to defend herself.
Hussain was charged with assault and attempted forcible touching, and was released on $500 bail.
*Between June 2014 and June 2018, there have been at least 375 reported sexual assaults committed by Uber and Lyft drivers upon their female passengers in the U.S., according to the watchdog website “Who’s Driving You?”
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