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by Catherine Davis | February 9, 2020
Commentator, Chief Editor, L&SS
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A woman flagged me down. After hesitating, I thought maybe my rider met me instead of me picking her up at her home. It turns out, it was her mistake that she jumped in my car. She probably felt safe doing so because I am female too.
Neither of us realized the mistake until I took off and said hello to her using her name. She replied quickly with, "No, I'm not [that person]!" I slammed on my brakes enough but not hard enough to jerk her forward. I thought, "I knew it would happen to me one day." Then she tried to jump out my moving car!!!!!
I took her back where I picked her up so she could get the correct ride from "A MAN" - She said his name - hahahaha. My name is Catherine. She was so disoriented and moved quickly.
After this weird ordeal, I called my real rider and told her what happened and that she could cancel if she likes since I had already logged it in that I had picked her up but hadn't. That woman, who jumped in my car, cost me a ride fare.
So, I am not surprised that fake rideshare drivers are still sexually assaulting women - not in the least little bit. Nor am I thinking that those numbers (of assaulted women) have rison.
As long as people continue to drink and wait outdoors for a rideshare driver but do not use the precautions Uber/Lyft/Via, etc., have put into place, these atrocities will go on.
Some People!!!!!
The Story:
Police in Bakersfield, California, arrested a man Friday for allegedly posing as an Uber or Lyft driver to lure and sexually assault women. Authorities said Nassef Ragheb, a 48-year-old Bakersfield resident, preyed on unsuspecting women by misrepresenting himself. “Investigators found evidence that showed Ragheb has posed as an Uber or Lyft driver in an effort to get women to enter his vehicle,” Bakersfield police said in a statement to ABC News. Authorities said Ragheb’s arrest came after three related investigations in 2018, 2019 and 2020 for “stalking, prowling, peeping into a residence, burglary, false imprisonment and sexual battery.” ABC News reports Ragheb has been accused of forcibly attempting to kiss a female victim in his vehicle after driving her to her residence. He allegedly peered into that woman’s windows, and he’s been accused of entering another victim’s home uninvited through an unlocked door. In its statement, Bakersfield police said Ragheb appeared to target women who were possibly intoxicated and leaving bars or restaurants in the area. The department is asking people to come forward with any potential information about other incidents involving Ragheb. The issue of sexual predators misrepresenting themselves as drivers for ride-share apps is not new ― concerns have grown over the past year as high-profile incidents have spotlighted the dangers of riding with strangers. In March 2019, 21-year-old Samantha Josephson was murdered in South Carolina by a man authorities said she mistook as her Uber driver.
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