Ex-Uber driver pleads guilty to rape

A US district attorney has warned people to take precautions when using any ride-sharing service after a man was sentenced for raping a female passenger.

A former driver for the ride-hailing service Uber has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping a woman, and been sentenced to serve 10 to 12 years in prison.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan says 47-year-old Alejandro Done pleaded guilty on Friday to aggravated rape, kidnapping, and assault and battery.

The victim had arranged for a ride from Boston to her home in Cambridge in December 2014 when Done appeared and she got in his car.

He then told her that he would need a cash payment, so he took her to an ATM.

Done then drove her to a secluded location and sexually assaulted her.

Ryan says people should take precautions when using any ride-sharing service and verify the licence plate and the make and model of the car.


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