A 43-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault after
pretending to be a rideshare driver.
Police will allege that the man assaulted three women aged
between 19 and 21 years old.
The accused was arrested after covert investigations suggested
he was responsible for the offences.
It follows news that ride share app Lyft received more than
4,000 reports of sexual assaults for trips between 2017 and
2019.
Investigation
Detective Inspector Ken Rogers said the man had been,
"targeting young girls and utilising various methods of
trickery and coercing these girls into his vehicle and whilst on
route to their destination has performed a series of unwanted acts
of a sexual nature."
