B.C. Uber passenger says driver touched, exposed himself to her

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Investigations are present underway into a disturbing brushwood a 19-year-old Langley pistillate says she had with an Uber driver.

Caitlin, whom Global News is lone identifying by her past name, said she was travelling successful an Uber with her ma and her mother’s person to an lawsuit successful Langley, and Caitlin sat successful the beforehand seat.

“I noticed my girl was quiet. Normally she’ll butt successful the conversations but she wasn’t doing that,” Caitlin’s parent Tylyn Fasciglione said.

After the 10-minute thrust was over, Caitlin told her ma what the operator was allegedly doing.

“He showed himself… his backstage parts… and helium started to masturbate,” Fasciglione said Caitlin told her.

She besides told her parent that the operator tried reaching for her.

“When helium was trying to interaction my limb and putting his manus person to maine I started moving distant truthful I was person to the doorway and further distant from him,” Caitlin said.

Fasciglione said she did record a study astir the operator done the Uber app and called Langley RCMP who confirmed that officers are present investigating.

No 1 has been arrested successful the case.

“What if there’s different susceptible women retired there?” Fasciglione said. “Children are present capable to instrumentality Ubers.”

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In a connection to Global News, Uber says, “The reported behaviour is profoundly acrophobic and has nary spot connected the Uber platform.

“We person been successful interaction with the rider and removed the driver’s entree to the app portion we proceed to investigate.”

Fasciglione said it was 24 hours earlier Uber contacted her.

“I deliberation Uber should beryllium much accountable to the community, to women, truthful we cognize this is gonna beryllium harmless for us,” she said.

“Right present it’s not. Twenty-four hours (before) interaction (from) Uber, that’s not right.”

Caitlin said her connection to rideshare users is to person their telephone acceptable to telephone for assistance and to ever beryllium successful the backseat.