Fake uber driver to be deported after conviction for indecent assault

A man who posed as an Uber driver to commit indecent assaults on women is likely to be deported after being jailed for at least 18 months.

Sampath Sandaruwan Samaranayake would trawl areas around busy nightclubs, offering women rides for cash in September 2018.

After they entering his vehicle, he would indecently assault them, including forcing them to sexually touch him.

It took under three hours for a jury to find the 44-year-old guilty.

Indecent Assault Allegations

Samaranayake was alleged to have assaulted five women on different occasions. The prosecution said that he would touch, kiss and expose himself to the females.

He would also force the women to touch him as he drove them home.