The company monitors passenger feedback for risky driver behavior. Some accused of serious sexual assault had prior records of complaints.
Category: Sex Crimes
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Russell Brand Is Charged With Additional Counts of Rape and Sexual Assault
The actor, comedian and YouTuber now faces seven counts of rape and sexual assault in Britain.
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Epstein Victims Ask Congress to Ensure Justice Dept. Releases All Files
More than a dozen women called for congressional hearings to ensure that the Justice Department is fully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Uber Clears Violent Felons to Drive
Our reporter, Emily Steel, found that in many states, Uber’s guidelines allow people with serious criminal convictions to drive, as long as those convictions are more than seven years old. Some of those drivers have gone on to sexually assault or harass passengers.
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Uber Cleared Violent Felons to Drive. Passengers Accused Them of Rape.
The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.
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Help Us Report on Sexual Assault During Uber and Lyft Rides
For several months, we have been investigating sexual violence during Uber and Lyft rides, which is far more pervasive than publicly disclosed. Now, we need your help.
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120,000 Home Cameras Were Hacked for Sexual Videos, South Korean Police Say
The authorities arrested four people this week in the latest turn in the country’s effort to stop exploitative recordings
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Had a Camera Follow Him. 50 Cent Has the Footage.
The mogul’s spokesman said he was “deeply concerned” that video shot days before Mr. Combs’s 2024 arrest appears in a new documentary series produced by his rival.
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For Victims of Sexual Assault on Cruise Ships, Justice Can Be Elusive
As cruise travel hits record demand, cases of sexual assault have also risen. Many accusers learn that the rights they had on land don’t always apply.
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Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails
New emails showed that Mr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
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Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York
The disgraced financier’s recently released documents are steeped in a clubby world that is all but gone.
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After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
Jeffrey Epstein cast himself as a Trump insider and wanted to leverage potentially damaging information about the president and his business dealings, according to emails with associates.