Uber driver accused of raping girl at gunpoint

An Uber driver in Brazil has been arrested on suspicion of raping a girl at gunpoint, police said today.

The assault is alleged to have occurred June 7 in a rough neighborhood of Rio after the adolescent got into the car to go to another area of the city, as requested by her mother.

Along the way the driver took a detour, drove into deserted street and raped the girl at gunpoint, police said in statement.

The girl and her mother later reported the driver. The 43-year-old man was arrested at a gas station.

Uber said in a statement it does not tolerate such behavior and that the driver was removed from the app as soon as the complaint was filed.

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