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Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Maryland Charges Rideshare Driver With 1st-Degree Rape After June NYC Sex-Abuse Arrest
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 18

Maryland Charges Rideshare Driver With 1st-Degree Rape After June NYC Sex-Abuse Arrest

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 18

Summary

  • Montgomery County charged Abdoulaye Dia with first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault and a third-degree sex offense after a teenage passenger said he assaulted her in Silver Spring.
  • Tuesday's report to police began at a hospital, where the underage girl said an Empower driver raped her; investigators used app records to identify Dia and arrested him Wednesday.
  • DHS said Dia is a Guinea citizen who entered the United States illegally through Arizona in December 2023 and was later released.
  • June 10 is the date of Dia's prior New York City arrest, where DHS said he faced allegations including sexual abuse by forcible compulsion, forcible touching, injuring a child under 17 and sexual abuse without consent.

Insights

How did a rideshare driver with a recent severe criminal arrest manage to bypass the app's safety screening process?
What systemic loopholes allowed a suspect previously arrested for child abuse to remain free and continue working?